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Classic Climbs for Joshua Tree National Park

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

V0- 4-
 231
False Up 20
Boulder
V2 5+ R
 286
White Rastafarian
Boulder
V2 5+
 376
The Chube
Boulder
V2 5+
 180
Fry Problem
Boulder
V3 6A
 505
Gunsmoke
Boulder
V3 6A R
 127
Slashface
Boulder
V3 6A R
 14
Act of Contrition
Boulder
V3 6A PG13
 84
Satellite Boulder Left
Boulder
V4 6B
 260
Stem Gem
Boulder
V4 6B
 11
Psyche
Boulder
V4 6B
 220
Pigpen
Boulder
V4 6B
 182
Saturday Night Live
Boulder
V4 6B
 60
Lynn Hill Memorial Face Problem
Boulder
V4 6B
 266
Sloper Safari
Boulder
V5 6C
 68
High Noon
Boulder
V5 6C
 228
JBMFP
Boulder
V5 6C PG13
 20
Iron Meteorite (aka Kingpin)
Boulder
V5 6C
 24
Master Cylinder
Boulder
V6 7A
 13
Alexandria
Boulder
V6 7A R
 35
Planet X
Boulder
V6 7A
 36
All Washed Up
Boulder
V6 7A
 73
Meadows Direct
Boulder
V6 7A
 25
The Inquisition
Boulder
V6 7A
 40
Scatterbrain
Boulder
V6 7A
 72
Dream Sequence
Boulder
V6-7 7A+
 65
Streetcar Named Desire
Boulder
V7 7A+
 37
Chili Sauce (aka Moffat Problem)
Boulder
V7 7A+
 104
Caveman
Boulder
V7 7A+
 93
Igneous Ambiance
Boulder
V8- 7B
 28
Pumping Monzonite
Boulder
V8 7B
 57
Thin Lizzy
Boulder
V8 7B
 16
Diary of a Dope Fiend
Boulder
V8 7B
 50
Yogi Variation (aka Yogi Lite)
Boulder
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
 134
Route 66
Trad
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 1,158
SW Corner
Sport
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
 620
Mental Physics
Trad 2 pitches
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 1,853
Double Cross
Trad
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
 1,472
Sail Away
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 730
Dappled Mare
Trad 4 pitches
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 275
Breakfast of Champions
Trad 2 pitches
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
 315
Room To Shroom
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 833
Touch and Go
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 321
Ace of Spades
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 417
Popular Mechanics
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 240
High Strung
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 795
Bird of Fire
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 384
Heart and Sole
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 530
Exorcist
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 128
Dangling Woo Li Master
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 489
Tax Man
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 471
Bird on a Wire
Trad 3 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a V0 4 R
 78
Betty Jo Yablonksi
Boulder
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R
 226
Figures on a Landscape (aka Monk…
Trad 3 pitches
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 413
Poodles are People Too
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 1,141
Illusion Dweller
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b PG13
 259
Sidewinder
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R
 250
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
 40
Firewater Chimney
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 169
Rollerball
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 218
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
 122
Pope's Crack, Direct Finish
Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 461
Clean and Jerk
Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 129
Anacram
Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 472
Rubicon
Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 86
Field and Stream
Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 86
Perpetual Motion
Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 166
EBGB's
Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 132
Imaginary Voyage
Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 57
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
 99
Swept Away
Trad 2 pitches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 383
O'Kelley's Crack
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R
 254
Big Moe
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 117
Alf's Arete
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 21
Black President
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 31
White Rain
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 51
Physical Graffiti
Sport 2 pitches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 456
Heart of Darkness
Trad
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 450
Coarse and Buggy
Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 54
Scary Poodles
Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 30
Mojave Queen
Trad
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 236
Hot Rocks
Trad
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 277
Wangerbanger
Trad
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 112
More Monkey than Funky
Trad
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 69
Vector
Trad
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 87
Spider Line
Trad
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 43
Hidden Arch
Trad
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 33
29 Palms
Trad
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 18
Hyperion
Trad 3 pitches
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 25
Trapeze Right
Trad
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 136
Leave it to Beaver (aka The Beaver)
Trad
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 22
Tic Tic Boom
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a V5 6C
 55
Big Bob's Big Wedge
Boulder
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 63
Satanic Mechanic
Sport
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 45
Bikini Whale
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 88
Equinox
Trad
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 30
Father Figure
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 21
The Acid Crack
Trad
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
False Up 20 Joshua Tree Bou… > … > JBMF Boulders > False Up 20 Boulder
 231
V0- 4- Boulder
White Rastafarian Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Outback Bouldering > White Rastafarian Bou…
 286
V2 5+ R Boulder
The Chube Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Gunsmoke Area > Chube Boulder
 376
V2 5+ Boulder
Fry Problem Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Fry Boulders > Fry Boulder
 180
V2 5+ Boulder
Gunsmoke Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Gunsmoke Area > Gunsmoke Wall
 505
V3 6A Boulder
Slashface Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Western Belt > Slash Boulder
 127
V3 6A R Boulder
Act of Contrition Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Turtle Rock Cir… > Broken Egg
 14
V3 6A R Boulder
Satellite Boulder Left Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Planet X Area > Satellite Boulder
 84
V3 6A PG13 Boulder
Stem Gem Joshua Tree Bou… > … > HVCG West > Stem Gem Boulder
 260
V4 6B Boulder
Psyche Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Loveland Boulde… > Xenolithic Boulder
 11
V4 6B Boulder
Pigpen Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Manx Boulders C… > Pigpen Boulder
 220
V4 6B Boulder
Saturday Night Live Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Real Hidden Val… > Saturday Night Live B…
 182
V4 6B Boulder
Lynn Hill Memorial Face Pro… Joshua Tree Bou… > … > King Dome Area > Lynn Hill Memorial Bo…
 60
V4 6B Boulder
Sloper Safari Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Hall of Horrors… > Meadows Boulder
 266
V4 6B Boulder
High Noon Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Gunsmoke Area > Gunsmoke Wall
 68
V5 6C Boulder
JBMFP Joshua Tree Bou… > … > JBMF Boulders > JBMF Boulder
 228
V5 6C Boulder
Iron Meteorite (aka Kingpin) Joshua Tree Bou… > … > King Dome Area > Iron Meteorite (aka K…
 20
V5 6C PG13 Boulder
Master Cylinder Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Echo Rock Boulders > Master Cylinder
 24
V5 6C Boulder
Alexandria Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Loveland Boulde… > Rosetta Stone
 13
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
 36
V6 7A Boulder
Meadows Direct Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Hall of Horrors… > Meadows Boulder
 73
V6 7A Boulder
The Inquisition Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Lonesome Crowde… > Inquisition Bloc
 25
V6 7A Boulder
Scatterbrain Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Scatterbrain Area > Scatterbrain Boulder
 40
V6 7A Boulder
Dream Sequence Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Lonely Stones > Dream Sequence Boulder
 72
V6 7A Boulder
Streetcar Named Desire Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Gunsmoke Area > Streetcar Boulder
 65
V6-7 7A+ Boulder
Chili Sauce (aka Moffat Pro… Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Ryan Campground… > Moffat Boulder
 37
V7 7A+ Boulder
Caveman Joshua Tree Bou… > … > HVCG West > Caveman Boulder
 104
V7 7A+ Boulder
Igneous Ambiance Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Echo Cove Bould… > Igneous Boulder
 93
V7 7A+ Boulder
Pumping Monzonite Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Cap Rock Boulde… > Pumping Monzonite Bou…
 28
V8- 7B Boulder
Thin Lizzy Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Outback Bouldering > Lizzie Boulder
 57
V8 7B Boulder
Diary of a Dope Fiend Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Barker Dam Boul… > Alisters Cave
 16
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
 134
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c Trad
SW Corner Central Joshua… > … > Ryan Campground > Headstone Rock
 1,158
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Sport
Mental Physics Wonderland of R… > … > W Wonderland Va… > Lenticular Dome
 620
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13 Trad 2 pitches
Double Cross Hidden Valley Area > … > Old Woman > Old Woman - W Face
 1,853
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
Sail Away Hidden Valley Area > Real Hidden Valley > Hidden Tower
 1,472
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c Trad
Dappled Mare Lost Horse Area > Lost Horse Wall > Lost Horse Wall - Rig…
 730
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 4 pitches
Breakfast of Champions Wonderland of R… > … > S Astro Dome > S Astro Dome - Northe…
 275
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 2 pitches
Room To Shroom Central Joshua… > Barker Dam Area > Room To Shroom Area
 315
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c Trad
Touch and Go Central Joshua… > Echo Rock Area > Touch & Go Face
 833
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Ace of Spades Quail Springs Area > White Cliffs of… > White Cliffs of Dover…
 321
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Popular Mechanics Quail Springs Area > White Cliffs of… > White Cliffs of Dover…
 417
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
High Strung Wonderland of R… > … > W Wonderland Va… > Foolproof Tower
 240
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Bird of Fire Pinto Basin > … > Isles in the Sky > Isles in the Sky (Nor…
 795
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Heart and Sole Central Joshua… > … > Echo Rock > Echo Rock - W Face
 384
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Exorcist Central Joshua… > … > Hall of Horrors > E Wall Inner (Exorcis…
 530
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Dangling Woo Li Master Wonderland of R… > … > Diarrhea Dome > Bighorn Mating Grotto
 128
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Tax Man Lost Horse Area > Lost Horse Rdsi… > IRS Wall
 489
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Bird on a Wire Lost Horse Area > Lost Horse Wall > Lost Horse Wall - Rig…
 471
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad 3 pitches
Betty Jo Yablonksi Joshua Tree Bou… > … > Entrance Boulde… > Betty Jo Rock
 78
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a V0 4 R Boulder
Figures on a Landscape (aka… Wonderland of R… > … > N Astro Dome > N Astro Dome - Northe…
 226
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R Trad 3 pitches
Poodles are People Too Lost Horse Area > … > Hemingway Buttress > Hemingway Buttress (E…
 413
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Illusion Dweller Hidden Valley Area > … > Sentinel > Sentinel - W Face
 1,141
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…
 250
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
 40
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Rollerball Hidden Valley Area > … > Rollerball Form… > Rollerball Formation…
 169
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Solid Gold Wonderland of R… > … > S Astro Dome > S Astro Dome - Northe…
 218
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
 122
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
Clean and Jerk Hidden Valley Area > … > Sports Challeng… > Sports Challenge Rock…
 461
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
Anacram Lost Horse Area > Freeway Wall > Upper Freeway Wall
 129
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
Rubicon Pinto Basin > … > Split Rocks West > Rubicon Formation
 472
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
Field and Stream Quail Springs Area > White Cliffs of… > White Cliffs of Dover…
 86
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
 166
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad
Imaginary Voyage Lost Horse Area > Imaginary Voyage Form…
 132
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad
Where Have all the Cowboys… Central Joshua… > … > (a) Saddle Rock… > Saddle Rocks - Skirt…
 57
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
 99
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad 2 pitches
O'Kelley's Crack Central Joshua… > Echo Rock Area > Rusty Wall
 383
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Big Moe Central Joshua… > … > Echo Cove > Echo Cove - S Side
 254
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R Trad
Alf's Arete Lost Horse Area > Lost Horse Rdsi… > IRS Wall
 117
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Black President Wonderland of R… > … > Central Wonderland > Elephant Arches
 21
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
White Rain Queen Valley Area > … > Walt's Rocks > Upper Walt's Rocks
 31
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Physical Graffiti Central Joshua… > Echo Rock Area > Anasazi Wall
 51
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport 2 pitches
Heart of Darkness Central Joshua… > … > Conrad Rock > Conrad Rock - Heart o…
 456
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Coarse and Buggy Hidden Valley Area > … > Dihedral Rock > Dihedral Rock - E Face
 450
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad
Scary Poodles Lost Horse Area > … > Hemingway Buttress > Hemingway Buttress (E…
 54
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad
Mojave Queen Queen Valley Area > … > Walt's Rocks > Upper Walt's Rocks
 30
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad
Hot Rocks Hidden Valley Area > Outback > Rock Hudson
 236
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad
Wangerbanger Central Joshua… > Echo Rock Area > Rusty Wall
 277
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad
More Monkey than Funky Central Joshua… > Barker Dam Area > More Funky than Monke…
 112
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad
Vector Pinto Basin > Loveland > Vector Rock
 69
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad
Spider Line Hidden Valley Area > … > Old Woman > Old Woman - E Face
 87
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…
 33
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Trad
Hyperion Wonderland of R… > … > Grey Giant Area > Grey Giant
 18
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Trad 3 pitches
Trapeze Right Hidden Valley Area > Hidden Valley C… > Intersection Rock
 25
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Trad
Leave it to Beaver (aka The… Hidden Valley Area > … > Sports Challeng… > Sports Challenge Rock…
 136
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad
Tic Tic Boom Hidden Valley Area > Real Hidden Valley > Tumbling Rainbow Form…
 22
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Big Bob's Big Wedge Pinto Basin > Live Oak Picnic… > Big Bob's Big Wedge
 55
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a V5 6C Boulder
Satanic Mechanic Hidden Valley Area > … > Turtle Rock > Turtle Rock - S Face
 63
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Bikini Whale Hidden Valley Area > Real Hidden Valley > Hidden Cliff
 45
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Equinox Queen Valley Area > … > Jerry's Quarry… > Jerry's Quarry
 88
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Trad
Father Figure Central Joshua… > … > Lakeside Rock > Lakeside Rock - E Face
 30
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
The Acid Crack Lost Horse Area > Arid Piles > Arid Piles - Southwes…
 21
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Trad
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