Rattlesnake Pass Climbing
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Elevation: | 2,324 ft | 708 m |
GPS: |
32.37715, -111.14256 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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Shared By: | hdjohnson on Sep 23, 2018 | |
Admins: | adrian montaño, Greg Opland, Brian Boyd, JJ Schlick, Kemper Brightman, Luke Bertelsen |
This area is an outlying mountain section of the Los Morteros Conservation Area and fixed anchors & defacing the rock is prohibited. The conservation area protects prehistoric Hohokam archeological artifacts such as hillside 'trincheras' rock structures, bedrock mortars and petroglyphs. Destruction of cultural resources in the lower Los Morteros Hohokam Village site has been a particular problem in the past and as a result the valley section is actively monitored for theft and vandalism. Leave no trace to avoid access issues.
Description
Where Twin Peaks Road crosses the Tucson Mountain range. Rattlesnake Pass features a jumble of small boulders and a limited number of short volcanic crags (andesite) with very short approaches. The accessible area is a small section of county parkland on the north side of Twin Peaks road that is otherwise boxed in by private property. New fixed anchors are prohibited although bolts of varying quality exist in the area.
Two crags with established routes are:
1) Roadside Crag: An outcropping with a large boulder on top that sits just right and uphill of the cluster of power poles on the north side of the road. This outcropping has short routes on its south side. Each route is just under 35 ft high.
2) The Corridor: The inside faces of a shady 6 ft wide corridor that splits a section of the west facing cliff about 150 yds north of the road. Each route is just under 40 ft high.
I don't know who originally put up the routes with fixed anchors. Names and FA info all subject to change
Two crags with established routes are:
1) Roadside Crag: An outcropping with a large boulder on top that sits just right and uphill of the cluster of power poles on the north side of the road. This outcropping has short routes on its south side. Each route is just under 35 ft high.
2) The Corridor: The inside faces of a shady 6 ft wide corridor that splits a section of the west facing cliff about 150 yds north of the road. Each route is just under 40 ft high.
I don't know who originally put up the routes with fixed anchors. Names and FA info all subject to change
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