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Classic Climbs for Joshua Tree National Park

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

V0- 4-
 197
False Up 20
Boulder
V0 4
 200
Illicit Sweetie
Boulder
V0 4
 157
Hobbit Hole Offwidth
Boulder
V2 5+
 155
Fry Problem
Boulder
V2 5+ R
 242
White Rastafarian
Boulder
V2 5+
 340
The Chube
Boulder
V2 5+
 291
False Hueco Traverse
Boulder
V3 6A R
 113
Slashface
Boulder
V3 6A
 429
Gunsmoke
Boulder
V3 6A
 161
Yabo Roof
Boulder
V4 6B
 157
Saturday Night Live
Boulder
V4 6B
 248
Roof Romp
Boulder
V4 6B
 212
Sloper Safari
Boulder
V4 6B
 201
Stem Gem
Boulder
V4 6B
 182
Pigpen
Boulder
V5 6C
 201
JBMFP
Boulder
V6 7A
 95
Nicole Overhang
Boulder
V7- 7A+
 78
Caveman
Boulder
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
 108
Route 66
Trad
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
 775
The Eye
Trad
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a V0 4 X
 175
Aiguille de Joshua Tree (aka The…
Trad, Boulder
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b PG13
 451
Right On
Trad 4 pitches
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 1,024
SW Corner
Sport
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 203
Leap Year Flake
Trad
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 672
Overhang Bypass
Trad 2 pitches
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 349
Dolphin
Trad
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 158
Geronimo
Trad
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
 577
Mental Physics
Trad 2 pitches
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 879
White Lightning
Trad
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 1,617
Double Cross
Trad
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
 1,309
Sail Away
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 577
The Flake
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 552
Walk on the Wild Side
Trad 3 pitches
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 655
Cryptic
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 652
Dappled Mare
Trad 4 pitches
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 236
Cakewalk
Trad
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 249
Breakfast of Champions
Trad 2 pitches
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 527
Dogleg
Trad
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c V0 4
 300
Pinhead
Boulder
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 203
High Strung
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
 185
Dazed and Confused
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 751
Touch and Go
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 263
Room To Shroom
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 358
Popular Mechanics
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 272
Ace of Spades
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 217
Western Saga
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 392
Overseer
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 636
Pope's Crack
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 428
North Overhang
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 318
Invisibility Lessons
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 440
Colorado Crack
Trad
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13
 219
Sphincter Quits
Trad
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 219
Rock Candy
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 421
Bird on a Wire
Trad 3 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 287
Ball Bearing
Trad 2 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 165
Tossed Green
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 143
Dos Chi Chis
Sport 2 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 440
Tax Man
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 117
Dangling Woo Li Master
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 482
Exorcist
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 328
Prepackaged
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 150
Head Over Heals
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 111
Apparition
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 385
Loose Lady
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 338
Heart and Sole
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 695
Bird of Fire
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 239
Fisticuffs
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 157
Rollerball
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 202
Solid Gold
Trad 2 pitches
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R
 207
Figures on a Landscape (aka Monk…
Trad 3 pitches
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
 241
Sidewinder
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 371
Poodles are People Too
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 176
Spiderman
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R
 229
Run For Your Life
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 992
Illusion Dweller
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 112
Dog Day Afternoon
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 159
Light Sabre
Trad
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 110
Pope's Crack, Direct Finish
Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 113
Anacram
Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 401
Clean and Jerk
Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 338
Bearded Cabbage
Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 431
Rubicon
Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 145
EBGB's
Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 111
Imaginary Voyage
Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 76
Perpetual Motion
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 188
Left Ski Track
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 84
Swept Away
Trad 2 pitches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 410
Heart of Darkness
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 335
O'Kelley's Crack
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 105
Alf's Arete
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 100
Boulderado (aka California Face)
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R
 219
Big Moe
Trad
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 405
Coarse and Buggy
Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 102
The Bendix Claws
Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 100
Jane's Addiction
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 239
Wangerbanger
Trad
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 204
Hot Rocks
Trad
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 96
More Monkey than Funky
Trad
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 119
Leave it to Beaver (aka The Beaver)
Trad
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 75
Equinox
Trad
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
False Up 20 Joshua Tree Bou… > … > JBMF Boulders > False Up 20 Boulder
 197
V0- 4- Boulder
Illicit Sweetie Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Hang > Illicit Sweetie Boulder
 200
V0 4 Boulder
Hobbit Hole Offwidth Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Outback Bouldering > Hobbit Hole Boulder
 157
V0 4 Boulder
Fry Problem Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Fry Boulders > Fry Boulder
 155
V2 5+ Boulder
White Rastafarian Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Outback Bouldering > White Rastafarian Bou…
 242
V2 5+ R Boulder
The Chube Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Gunsmoke Area > Chube Boulder
 340
V2 5+ Boulder
False Hueco Traverse Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Outback Bouldering > False Hueco Boulder
 291
V2 5+ Boulder
Slashface Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Western Belt > Slash Boulder
 113
V3 6A R Boulder
Gunsmoke Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Gunsmoke Area > Gunsmoke Wall
 429
V3 6A Boulder
Yabo Roof Joshua Tree Bou… > … > JBMF Boulders > Yabo Roof Area
 161
V3 6A Boulder
Saturday Night Live Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Real Hidden Val… > Saturday Night Live B…
 157
V4 6B Boulder
Roof Romp Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Outback Bouldering > Romp Roof
 248
V4 6B Boulder
Sloper Safari Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Hall of Horrors… > Meadows Boulder
 212
V4 6B Boulder
Stem Gem Joshua Tree Bou… > … > HVCG West > Stem Gem Boulder
 201
V4 6B Boulder
Pigpen Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Manx Boulders C… > Pigpen Boulder
 182
V4 6B Boulder
JBMFP Joshua Tree Bou… > … > JBMF Boulders > JBMF Boulder
 201
V5 6C Boulder
Nicole Overhang Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Hang > Nicole Boulder
 95
V6 7A Boulder
Caveman Joshua Tree Bou… > … > HVCG West > Caveman Boulder
 78
V7- 7A+ Boulder
Route 66 Wonderland of R… > … > Gilligan's Island > Mary Ann's Face
 108
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c Trad
The Eye Hidden Valley Area > Hidden Valley C… > Cyclops Rock
 775
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c Trad
Aiguille de Joshua Tree (ak… Lost Horse Area > Aiguille de Joshua Tree
 175
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a V0 4 X Trad, Boulder
Right On Central Joshua… > … > (a) Saddle Rock… > Saddle Rocks - Skirt…
 451
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b PG13 Trad 4 pitches
SW Corner Central Joshua… > … > Ryan Campground > Headstone Rock
 1,024
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Sport
Leap Year Flake Lost Horse Area > Dairy Queen Wall > Dairy Queen Wall - Le…
 203
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
Overhang Bypass Hidden Valley Area > Hidden Valley C… > Intersection Rock
 672
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 2 pitches
Dolphin Pinto Basin > … > Isles in the Sky > Isles in the Sky (Nor…
 349
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
Geronimo Hidden Valley Area > … > Old Woman > Old Woman - E Face
 158
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
Mental Physics Wonderland of R… > … > W Wonderland Va… > Lenticular Dome
 577
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13 Trad 2 pitches
White Lightning Lost Horse Area > Hemingway Buttress > Hemingway Buttress (E…
 879
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
Double Cross Hidden Valley Area > … > Old Woman > Old Woman - W Face
 1,617
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
Sail Away Hidden Valley Area > Real Hidden Valley > Hidden Tower
 1,309
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c Trad
The Flake Hidden Valley Area > Hidden Valley C… > Intersection Rock
 577
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Walk on the Wild Side Central Joshua… > … > (a) Saddle Rock… > Saddle Rocks - Skirt…
 552
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 3 pitches
Cryptic Central Joshua… > … > Ryan Campground > Headstone Rock
 655
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
Dappled Mare Lost Horse Area > Lost Horse Wall > Lost Horse Wall - Rig…
 652
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 4 pitches
Cakewalk Lost Horse Area > Freeway Wall > Upper Freeway Wall
 236
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Breakfast of Champions Wonderland of R… > … > S Astro Dome > S Astro Dome - Northe…
 249
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 2 pitches
Dogleg Hidden Valley Area > … > Old Woman > Old Woman - W Face
 527
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Pinhead Joshua Tree Bou… > … > HVCG North > Pinhead Boulder
 300
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c V0 4 Boulder
High Strung Wonderland of R… > … > W Wonderland Va… > Foolproof Tower
 203
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Dazed and Confused Wonderland of R… > … > W Wonderland Va… > Lenticular Dome
 185
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R Trad
Touch and Go Central Joshua… > Echo Rock Area > Touch & Go Face
 751
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Room To Shroom Central Joshua… > Barker Dam Area > Room To Shroom Area
 263
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Popular Mechanics Quail Springs Area > White Cliffs of… > White Cliffs of Dover…
 358
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Ace of Spades Quail Springs Area > White Cliffs of… > White Cliffs of Dover…
 272
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Western Saga Hidden Valley Area > … > Sentinel > Sentinel - E Face
 217
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Overseer Lost Horse Area > Hemingway Buttress > Hemingway Buttress (E…
 392
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Pope's Crack Central Joshua… > … > Echo Rock > Echo Rock - S Face
 636
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
North Overhang Hidden Valley Area > Hidden Valley C… > Intersection Rock
 428
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Invisibility Lessons Pinto Basin > … > Split Rocks East > Future Games Rock
 318
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Colorado Crack Pinto Basin > Jumbo Rock Area > Conan's Corridor
 440
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Sphincter Quits Hidden Valley Area > … > Sports Challeng… > Sports Challenge Rock…
 219
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13 Trad
Rock Candy Lost Horse Area > Rock Garden Valley > Rock Garden Valley -…
 219
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad
Bird on a Wire Lost Horse Area > Lost Horse Wall > Lost Horse Wall - Rig…
 421
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 3 pitches
Ball Bearing Hidden Valley Area > … > Sentinel > Sentinel - E Face
 287
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 2 pitches
Tossed Green Quail Springs Area > Hound Rock
 165
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Dos Chi Chis Wonderland of R… > … > Outer Mongolia > Siberia
 143
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport 2 pitches
Tax Man Lost Horse Area > IRS Wall
 440
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Dangling Woo Li Master Wonderland of R… > … > Diarrhea Dome > Bighorn Mating Grotto
 117
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Exorcist Central Joshua… > … > Hall of Horrors > E Wall Inner (Exorcis…
 482
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Prepackaged Lost Horse Area > Hemingway Buttress > Hemingway Buttress (E…
 328
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Head Over Heals Lost Horse Area > Hemingway Buttress > Hemingway Buttress (E…
 150
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Apparition Indian Cove > … > Apparition Rock > Apparition Rock (Front)
 111
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Loose Lady Hidden Valley Area > … > Houser Buttress… > Houser Buttress
 385
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Heart and Sole Central Joshua… > … > Echo Rock > Echo Rock - W Face
 338
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Bird of Fire Pinto Basin > … > Isles in the Sky > Isles in the Sky (Nor…
 695
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Fisticuffs Hidden Valley Area > Real Hidden Valley > Tumbling Rainbow Form…
 239
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Rollerball Hidden Valley Area > … > Rollerball Form… > Rollerball Formation…
 157
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Solid Gold Wonderland of R… > … > S Astro Dome > S Astro Dome - Northe…
 202
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 2 pitches
Figures on a Landscape (aka… Wonderland of R… > … > N Astro Dome > N Astro Dome - Northe…
 207
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R Trad 3 pitches
Sidewinder Hidden Valley Area > … > Steve Canyon > Sidewinder Rock - W Face
 241
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13 Trad
Poodles are People Too Lost Horse Area > Hemingway Buttress > Hemingway Buttress (E…
 371
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Spiderman Pinto Basin > Jumbo Rock Area > Conan's Corridor
 176
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Run For Your Life Hidden Valley Area > Real Hidden Valley > Tumbling Rainbow Form…
 229
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R Trad
Illusion Dweller Hidden Valley Area > … > Sentinel > Sentinel - W Face
 992
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Dog Day Afternoon Central Joshua… > … > Hall of Horrors > S Horror Rock
 112
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Light Sabre Queen Valley Area > … > Virgin Islands… > Star Wars Rock
 159
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Pope's Crack, Direct Finish Central Joshua… > … > Echo Rock > Echo Rock - S Face
 110
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
Anacram Lost Horse Area > Freeway Wall > Upper Freeway Wall
 113
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
Clean and Jerk Hidden Valley Area > … > Sports Challeng… > Sports Challenge Rock…
 401
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
Bearded Cabbage Hidden Valley Area > … > Old Woman > Old Woman - E Face
 338
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
Rubicon Pinto Basin > … > Split Rocks West > Rubicon Formation
 431
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
EBGB's Central Joshua… > … > Echo Rock > EBGB Block Area
 145
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad
Imaginary Voyage Lost Horse Area > Imaginary Voyage Form…
 111
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad
Perpetual Motion Queen Valley Area > … > Virgin Islands… > Perpetual Motion Wall
 76
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad
Left Ski Track Hidden Valley Area > Hidden Valley C… > Intersection Rock
 188
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Swept Away Central Joshua… > … > Echo Rock > Echo Rock - S Face
 84
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad 2 pitches
Heart of Darkness Central Joshua… > … > Conrad Rock > Conrad Rock - Heart o…
 410
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
O'Kelley's Crack Central Joshua… > Echo Rock Area > Rusty Wall
 335
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Alf's Arete Lost Horse Area > IRS Wall
 105
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Boulderado (aka California… Pinto Basin > Jumbo Rock Area > Conan's Corridor
 100
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Big Moe Central Joshua… > … > Echo Cove > Echo Cove - S Side
 219
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R Trad
Coarse and Buggy Hidden Valley Area > … > Dihedral Rock > Dihedral Rock - E Face
 405
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad
The Bendix Claws Pinto Basin > … > Split Rocks East > Future Games Rock
 102
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad
Jane's Addiction Central Joshua… > … > Hall of Horrors > W Wall Inner (Jane's…
 100
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Wangerbanger Central Joshua… > Echo Rock Area > Rusty Wall
 239
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad
Hot Rocks Hidden Valley Area > Outback > Rock Hudson
 204
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad
More Monkey than Funky Central Joshua… > Barker Dam Area > More Funky than Monke…
 96
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad
Leave it to Beaver (aka The… Hidden Valley Area > … > Sports Challeng… > Sports Challenge Rock…
 119
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad
Equinox Queen Valley Area > … > Jerry's Quarry… > Jerry's Quarry
 75
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Trad