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Classic Climbs for Joshua Tree National Park

Mountain Project's determination of the most popular, highly-rated routes.

V0- 4-
 238
False Up 20
Boulder
V2 5+ R
 291
White Rastafarian
Boulder
V2 5+
 400
The Chube
Boulder
V2 5+
 192
Fry Problem
Boulder
V3 6A
 527
Gunsmoke
Boulder
V3 6A R
 130
Slashface
Boulder
V3 6A PG13
 88
Satellite Boulder Left
Boulder
V4 6B
 268
Stem Gem
Boulder
V4 6B
 12
Psyche
Boulder
V4 6B
 229
Pigpen
Boulder
V4 6B
 186
Saturday Night Live
Boulder
V4 6B
 61
Lynn Hill Memorial Face Problem
Boulder
V4 6B
 282
Sloper Safari
Boulder
V5 6C
 70
High Noon
Boulder
V5 6C
 239
JBMFP
Boulder
V5 6C PG13
 22
Iron Meteorite (aka Kingpin)
Boulder
V5 6C
 25
Master Cylinder
Boulder
V6 7A
 14
Alexandria
Boulder
V6 7A R
 35
Planet X
Boulder
V6 7A
 37
All Washed Up
Boulder
V6 7A
 27
The Inquisition
Boulder
V6 7A
 41
Scatterbrain
Boulder
V6 7A
 73
Dream Sequence
Boulder
V6-7 7A+
 67
Streetcar Named Desire
Boulder
V7 7A+
 40
Chili Sauce (aka Moffat Problem)
Boulder
V7 7A+
 108
Caveman
Boulder
V7 7A+
 102
Igneous Ambiance
Boulder
V8- 7B
 28
Pumping Monzonite
Boulder
V8 7B
 20
Diary of a Dope Fiend
Boulder
V8 7B
 50
Yogi Variation (aka Yogi Lite)
Boulder
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
 139
Route 66
Trad
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 1,188
SW Corner
Sport
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
 632
Mental Physics
Trad 2 pitches
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 1,880
Double Cross
Trad
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
 1,503
Sail Away
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 747
Dappled Mare
Trad 4 pitches
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 285
Breakfast of Champions
Trad 2 pitches
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
 325
Room To Shroom
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 851
Touch and Go
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 334
Ace of Spades
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 429
Popular Mechanics
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 251
High Strung
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 823
Bird of Fire
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
 391
Heart and Sole
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 538
Exorcist
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 132
Dangling Woo Li Master
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 496
Tax Man
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 477
Bird on a Wire
Trad 3 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a V0 4 R
 79
Betty Jo Yablonksi
Boulder
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 64
Perfect Fingers
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R
 229
Figures on a Landscape (aka Monk…
Trad 3 pitches
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 426
Poodles are People Too
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 1,175
Illusion Dweller
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
 259
Sidewinder
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R
 257
Run For Your Life
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R
 34
I Can't Believe It's a Girdle
Trad 4 pitches
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 42
Firewater Chimney
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 171
Rollerball
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 227
Solid Gold
Trad 2 pitches
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 47
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Trad
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 124
Pope's Crack, Direct Finish
Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 470
Clean and Jerk
Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 132
Anacram
Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 485
Rubicon
Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 88
Field and Stream
Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 86
Perpetual Motion
Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 167
EBGB's
Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 140
Imaginary Voyage
Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 58
Where Have all the Cowboys Gone
Trad 3 pitches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R
 41
Such a Savage
Trad 2 pitches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 100
Swept Away
Trad 2 pitches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 392
O'Kelley's Crack
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R
 258
Big Moe
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 120
Alf's Arete
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 32
White Rain
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 53
Physical Graffiti
Sport 2 pitches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 470
Heart of Darkness
Trad
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 458
Coarse and Buggy
Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 56
Scary Poodles
Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 32
Mojave Queen
Trad
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 239
Hot Rocks
Trad
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 16
Panama Red
TR
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 284
Wangerbanger
Trad
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 115
More Monkey than Funky
Trad
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 72
Vector
Trad
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13
 38
Presupposition
Trad
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 88
Spider Line
Trad
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 43
Hidden Arch
Trad
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 34
29 Palms
Trad
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 21
Split Personality
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 19
Hyperion
Trad 3 pitches
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 28
Trapeze Right
Trad
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 142
Leave it to Beaver (aka The Beaver)
Trad
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 15
Ionic Strength
Trad
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 25
Tic Tic Boom
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a V5 6C
 58
Big Bob's Big Wedge
Boulder
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 47
Bikini Whale
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 91
Equinox
Trad
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 31
Father Figure
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 22
The Acid Crack
Trad
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
False Up 20 Joshua Tree Bou… > … > JBMF Boulders > False Up 20 Boulder
 238
V0- 4- Boulder
White Rastafarian Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Outback Bouldering > White Rastafarian Bou…
 291
V2 5+ R Boulder
The Chube Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Gunsmoke Area > Chube Boulder
 400
V2 5+ Boulder
Fry Problem Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Fry Boulders > Fry Boulder
 192
V2 5+ Boulder
Gunsmoke Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Gunsmoke Area > Gunsmoke Wall
 527
V3 6A Boulder
Slashface Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Western Belt > Slash Boulder
 130
V3 6A R Boulder
Satellite Boulder Left Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Planet X Area > Satellite Boulder
 88
V3 6A PG13 Boulder
Stem Gem Joshua Tree Bou… > … > HVCG West > Stem Gem Boulder
 268
V4 6B Boulder
Psyche Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Loveland Boulde… > Xenolithic Boulder
 12
V4 6B Boulder
Pigpen Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Manx Boulders C… > Pigpen Boulder
 229
V4 6B Boulder
Saturday Night Live Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Real Hidden Val… > Saturday Night Live B…
 186
V4 6B Boulder
Lynn Hill Memorial Face Pro… Joshua Tree Bou… > … > King Dome Area > Lynn Hill Memorial Bo…
 61
V4 6B Boulder
Sloper Safari Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Hall of Horrors… > Meadows Boulder
 282
V4 6B Boulder
High Noon Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Gunsmoke Area > Gunsmoke Wall
 70
V5 6C Boulder
JBMFP Joshua Tree Bou… > … > JBMF Boulders > JBMF Boulder
 239
V5 6C Boulder
Iron Meteorite (aka Kingpin) Joshua Tree Bou… > … > King Dome Area > Iron Meteorite (aka K…
 22
V5 6C PG13 Boulder
Master Cylinder Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Echo Rock Boulders > Master Cylinder
 25
V5 6C Boulder
Alexandria Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Loveland Boulde… > Rosetta Stone
 14
V6 7A Boulder
Planet X Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Planet X Area > Planet X Boulder
 35
V6 7A R Boulder
All Washed Up Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Cap Rock Boulde… > Sandy Wash Corridor
 37
V6 7A Boulder
The Inquisition Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Lonesome Crowde… > Inquisition Bloc
 27
V6 7A Boulder
Scatterbrain Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Scatterbrain Area > Scatterbrain Boulder
 41
V6 7A Boulder
Dream Sequence Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Lonely Stones > Dream Sequence Boulder
 73
V6 7A Boulder
Streetcar Named Desire Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Gunsmoke Area > Streetcar Boulder
 67
V6-7 7A+ Boulder
Chili Sauce (aka Moffat Pro… Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Ryan Campground… > Moffat Boulder
 40
V7 7A+ Boulder
Caveman Joshua Tree Bou… > … > HVCG West > Caveman Boulder
 108
V7 7A+ Boulder
Igneous Ambiance Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Echo Cove Bould… > Igneous Boulder
 102
V7 7A+ Boulder
Pumping Monzonite Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Cap Rock Boulde… > Pumping Monzonite Bou…
 28
V8- 7B Boulder
Diary of a Dope Fiend Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Barker Dam Boul… > Alisters Cave
 20
V8 7B Boulder
Yogi Variation (aka Yogi Lite) Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Manx Boulders C… > Pigpen Boulder
 50
V8 7B Boulder
Route 66 Wonderland of R… > … > Gilligan's Island > Mary Ann's Face
 139
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c Trad
SW Corner Central Joshua… > … > Ryan Campground > Headstone Rock
 1,188
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Sport
Mental Physics Wonderland of R… > … > W Wonderland Va… > Lenticular Dome
 632
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13 Trad 2 pitches
Double Cross Hidden Valley Area > … > Old Woman > Old Woman - W Face
 1,880
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
Sail Away Hidden Valley Area > Real Hidden Valley > Hidden Tower
 1,503
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c Trad
Dappled Mare Lost Horse Area > Lost Horse Wall > Lost Horse Wall - Rig…
 747
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 4 pitches
Breakfast of Champions Wonderland of R… > … > S Astro Dome > S Astro Dome - Northe…
 285
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 2 pitches
Room To Shroom Central Joshua… > Barker Dam Area > Room To Shroom Area
 325
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c Trad
Touch and Go Central Joshua… > Echo Rock Area > Touch & Go Face
 851
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Ace of Spades Quail Springs Area > White Cliffs of… > White Cliffs of Dover…
 334
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Popular Mechanics Quail Springs Area > White Cliffs of… > White Cliffs of Dover…
 429
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
High Strung Wonderland of R… > … > W Wonderland Va… > Foolproof Tower
 251
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Bird of Fire Pinto Basin > … > Isles in the Sky > Isles in the Sky (Nor…
 823
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Heart and Sole Central Joshua… > … > Echo Rock > Echo Rock - W Face
 391
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13 Trad
Exorcist Central Joshua… > … > Hall of Horrors > E Wall Inner (Exorcis…
 538
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Dangling Woo Li Master Wonderland of R… > … > Diarrhea Dome > Bighorn Mating Grotto
 132
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Tax Man Lost Horse Area > Lost Horse Rdsi… > IRS Wall
 496
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Bird on a Wire Lost Horse Area > Lost Horse Wall > Lost Horse Wall - Rig…
 477
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 3 pitches
Betty Jo Yablonksi Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Entrance Boulde… > Betty Jo Rock
 79
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a V0 4 R Boulder
Perfect Fingers Queen Valley Area > … > Walt's Rocks > Lower Walt's Rocks
 64
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Figures on a Landscape (aka… Wonderland of R… > … > N Astro Dome > N Astro Dome - Northe…
 229
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R Trad 3 pitches
Poodles are People Too Lost Horse Area > … > Hemingway Buttress > Hemingway Buttress (E…
 426
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Illusion Dweller Hidden Valley Area > … > Sentinel > Sentinel - W Face
 1,175
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Sidewinder Hidden Valley Area > … > Steve Canyon > Sidewinder Rock - W Face
 259
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13 Trad
Run For Your Life Hidden Valley Area > Real Hidden Valley > Tumbling Rainbow Form…
 257
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R Trad
I Can't Believe It's a Girdle Wonderland of R… > … > E Wonderland Va… > Freak Brothers Dome
 34
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R Trad 4 pitches
Firewater Chimney Indian Cove > … > Valley of Kings > Arrowhead
 42
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Rollerball Hidden Valley Area > … > Rollerball Form… > Rollerball Formation…
 171
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Solid Gold Wonderland of R… > … > S Astro Dome > S Astro Dome - Northe…
 227
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 2 pitches
Between a Rock and a Hard P… Queen Valley Area > … > Virgin Islands… > Star Wars Rock
 47
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Pope's Crack, Direct Finish Central Joshua… > … > Echo Rock > Echo Rock - S Face
 124
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
Clean and Jerk Hidden Valley Area > … > Sports Challeng… > Sports Challenge Rock…
 470
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
Anacram Lost Horse Area > Freeway Wall > Upper Freeway Wall
 132
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
Rubicon Pinto Basin > … > Split Rocks West > Rubicon Formation
 485
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
Field and Stream Quail Springs Area > White Cliffs of… > White Cliffs of Dover…
 88
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
Perpetual Motion Queen Valley Area > … > Virgin Islands… > Perpetual Motion Wall
 86
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad
EBGB's Central Joshua… > … > Echo Rock > EBGB Block Area
 167
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad
Imaginary Voyage Lost Horse Area > Imaginary Voyage Form…
 140
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad
Where Have all the Cowboys… Central Joshua… > … > (a) Saddle Rock… > Saddle Rocks - Skirt…
 58
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad 3 pitches
Such a Savage Wonderland of R… > … > S Astro Dome > S Astro Dome - Northe…
 41
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R Trad 2 pitches
Swept Away Central Joshua… > … > Echo Rock > Echo Rock - S Face
 100
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad 2 pitches
O'Kelley's Crack Central Joshua… > Echo Rock Area > Rusty Wall
 392
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Big Moe Central Joshua… > … > Echo Cove > Echo Cove - S Side
 258
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R Trad
Alf's Arete Lost Horse Area > Lost Horse Rdsi… > IRS Wall
 120
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
White Rain Queen Valley Area > … > Walt's Rocks > Upper Walt's Rocks
 32
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Physical Graffiti Central Joshua… > Echo Rock Area > Anasazi Wall
 53
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport 2 pitches
Heart of Darkness Central Joshua… > … > Conrad Rock > Conrad Rock - Heart o…
 470
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Coarse and Buggy Hidden Valley Area > … > Dihedral Rock > Dihedral Rock - E Face
 458
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad
Scary Poodles Lost Horse Area > … > Hemingway Buttress > Hemingway Buttress (E…
 56
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad
Mojave Queen Queen Valley Area > … > Walt's Rocks > Upper Walt's Rocks
 32
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad
Hot Rocks Hidden Valley Area > Outback > Rock Hudson
 239
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad
Panama Red Indian Cove > … > Indian Cove CG… > King Otto's Castle
 16
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a TR
Wangerbanger Central Joshua… > Echo Rock Area > Rusty Wall
 284
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad
More Monkey than Funky Central Joshua… > Barker Dam Area > More Funky than Monke…
 115
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad
Vector Pinto Basin > Loveland > Vector Rock
 72
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad
Presupposition Indian Cove > … > Campfire Crag Area > Campfire Crag - N Face
 38
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13 Trad
Spider Line Hidden Valley Area > … > Old Woman > Old Woman - E Face
 88
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Trad
Hidden Arch Hidden Valley Area > … > Houser Buttress… > Houser Buttress
 43
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Trad
29 Palms Lost Horse Area > Arid Piles > Arid Piles - Northwes…
 34
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Trad
Split Personality Central Joshua… > … > Asylum > Split Personality Rock
 21
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Hyperion Wonderland of R… > … > Grey Giant Area > Grey Giant
 19
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Trad 3 pitches
Trapeze Right Hidden Valley Area > Hidden Valley C… > Intersection Rock
 28
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Trad
Leave it to Beaver (aka The… Hidden Valley Area > … > Sports Challeng… > Sports Challenge Rock…
 142
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad
Ionic Strength Wonderland of R… > … > Atom Smasher Area > Atom Smasher Boulders
 15
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad
Tic Tic Boom Hidden Valley Area > Real Hidden Valley > Tumbling Rainbow Form…
 25
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Big Bob's Big Wedge Pinto Basin > Live Oak Picnic… > Big Bob's Big Wedge
 58
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a V5 6C Boulder
Bikini Whale Hidden Valley Area > Real Hidden Valley > Hidden Cliff
 47
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Equinox Queen Valley Area > … > Jerry's Quarry… > Jerry's Quarry
 91
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Trad
Father Figure Central Joshua… > … > Lakeside Rock > Lakeside Rock - E Face
 31
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
The Acid Crack Lost Horse Area > Arid Piles > Arid Piles - Southwes…
 22
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Trad
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