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Rock climbing in the United States

11,645 climbing areas and 202,945 routes, state by state, in YDS and V grades. For each crag: its grades, which way the walls face, the walls and the best season; the Friction Score for every wall is in the app.

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Areas

11,645

Routes

202,945

With a page

11,645

States

// The map

Where they are

Boundaries © Natural Earth

// By state

The 48 states

2,376

California

36,032 routes · Mount Woodson, Central Gorge, Upper Gorge

2,474

Colorado

30,047 routes · South Fork of St. Vrain Canyon, Castlewood Canyon SP, The Bank

464

Utah

15,399 routes · Indian Creek, Big Cottonwood Canyon, Little Cottonwood Canyon

367

Arizona

11,100 routes · 1 - Lower Highway, The Homestead, Equestrian Area (Closures in Effect)

355

Washington

8,266 routes · Bouldering in Icicle Creek, Icicle Creek, Tum Tum

387

New Hampshire

5,965 routes · Boulder Natural, Blair Woods, Russell Crags

416

Wyoming

5,676 routes · Sinks Canyon, Nautilus, Mondo Beyondo

220

New Mexico

5,506 routes · White Rock, Southern Box areas, Capulin Canyon

176

Nevada

5,025 routes · First Pullout (Calico I), Calico Basin, Second Pullout (Calico II)

249

Virginia

4,954 routes · Great Falls, Prospectors, Stones

275

Massachusetts

4,918 routes · Quincy Quarries, Dogtown, Stone Tower Area

218

New York

4,629 routes · The Trapps, Peterskill, The Near Trapps

175

Oregon

4,133 routes · Smith Rock, The Callahans, Broughton Bluff

103

West Virginia

3,945 routes · Endless Wall, Tilted Tree, Bubba City

153

Idaho

3,920 routes · City of Rocks, Black Cliffs, Q'Emilin Park

142

Wisconsin

3,681 routes · East Bluff 04 - East Rampart, West Bluff Central, East Bluff 03 - West of the Quarry

209

Texas

3,540 routes · North Mountain, Reimers Ranch, Reimer's Ranch North Shore

166

South Dakota

3,297 routes · Palisades State Park, Sunshine, The Mohican

161

Pennsylvania

3,255 routes · Safe Harbor North, Birdsboro Quarry, Governor Stable

110

North Carolina

3,174 routes · Rumbling Bald, Linville Gorge, Main Climbing Areas

Kentucky

2,952 routes · Northern Gorge, Pendergrass-Murray Recreational Preserve (PMRP), Miller Fork Recreational Preserve (MFRP)

202

Tennessee

2,755 routes · Stone Fort Bouldering, T-Wall East, Lilly Boulders

185

Montana

2,578 routes · East Side, Billings Rimrocks, Hyalite Canyon

Arkansas

2,561 routes · North Side, East Side, West Side

161

Connecticut

2,333 routes · Ragged Mountain, Burr Pond State Park / Paugnut State Forest, Pinnacle Rock

100

Alaska

1,915 routes · Seward Highway, Valdez Area Rock, Archangel Valley Sport and Traditional Climbing

Ohio

1,898 routes · Whipps Ledges, MRG Southeast (aka Darkside), Salt Fork State Park

227

Maryland

1,885 routes · TWS Rocks -, Hades Heights, Maryland Heights, MD

105

Minnesota

1,860 routes · Duluth Bouldering, Interstate State Park Bouldering, Palisade Head

102

Vermont

1,835 routes · Boulders Behind the Main Parking Lot/Visitor Center, Shipyard, Top of the Notch Boulders

131

Alabama

1,774 routes · Temp HP40, Eddie Area, Barn Area

149

Rhode Island

1,610 routes · Warm Up Area | The Tomato Overhangs | Mack's Traverse, Pond Cave Area, Sit Down area / Druid's Circle

134

Illinois

1,553 routes · A. North Canyon, C. North Falls, E. South Canyon

Oklahoma

1,497 routes · Charon's Gardens, Mount Scott, The Narrows

166

Missouri

1,481 routes · 1: South, Climber's Left of Stairs, 2: North, Climber's Right of Stairs, Swope Boulders

111

Maine

1,358 routes · Otter Cliffs, The Precipice aka The South Wall, MDI Bouldering

135

Georgia

1,288 routes · The Palisades, Paint Can/Lost Digits Area, Lost Wall

Michigan

1,184 routes · Grand Ledge (aka Oak Park), Wetmore Landing, Marquette (and Central UP) Bouldering

New Jersey

726 routes · Cranberry Hollow, Mt.Tammany, bouldering Northwest NJ

Iowa

406 routes · Coralville Lake Bouldering, The North Slope, Hoot Bluff

South Carolina

227 routes · Pumpkintown, Table Rock, Main Wall

Kansas

212 routes · Memorial Overlook, Tall wall, Rock City

Indiana

134 routes · Heinousness Wall, Unlikely Wall, Tangerine Wall

Delaware

69 routes · Main Roped Climbing Wall, Spearhead Boulder, Lower Tier

North Dakota

62 routes · Square Butte, Sentinel Butte, Trestle 2

Florida

48 routes · Broken Glass Bridge, Blowing Rock Preserve, Myakka State Park Boulder

Nebraska

8 routes · Goon Stretch, Schramm Road

Louisiana

6 routes · Kistachie Boulder Longleaf Vista, Fort Proctor, Louisiana Tech University

// The grades

Grades across the US

Routes by grade

From 5.0 to 5.15d. Half are between 5.8 and 5.11a.

12,017

10,050

13,896

16,803

33,843

24,270

13,877

3,721

457

Boulders by grade

From VB to V17. Half are between V1 and V5.

8,348

7,870

8,237

7,756

6,359

4,601

3,479

2,540

1,868

1,109

838

367

176

// The big ones

The crags with the most routes

01Indian Creek5.0–5.13d · Sandstone · Trad1,467 routes 02Big Cottonwood Canyon5.0–5.13c · Conglomerate · Trad · Sport616 routes 03Northern Gorge5.0–5.14a · boulders V0–V10 · Sandstone · Trad550 routes 04Pendergrass-Murray Recreational Preserve (PMRP)5.0–5.14d · Conglomerate · Sport534 routes 05The Trapps5.0–5.13d · Shale · Trad493 routes 06Little Cottonwood Canyon5.3–5.14a · Granite · Trad485 routes 07Miller Fork Recreational Preserve (MFRP)5.3–5.13d · Sandstone · Sport460 routes 08Muir Valley5.1–5.14a · Sandstone · Sport428 routes 09Rock Canyon5.2–5.13c · boulders V0–V6 · Conglomerate · Sport413 routes 10South Fork of St. Vrain Canyon5.2–5.13d · Granite · Trad · Sport393 routes 11Smith Rock5.0–5.14d · Volcanic · Sport380 routes 12American Fork Canyon5.1–5.13d · boulders V0–V9 · Sandstone · Sport376 routes 131 - Lower Highway5.4–5.12c · boulders V1–V8 · Granite · Sport · Trad368 routes 14Castlewood Canyon SP5.3–5.13c · Conglomerate · Sport · Trad362 routes 15Stone Fort BoulderingV0–V12 · Conglomerate · Bouldering357 boulders 16North MountainV0–V14 · routes 5.6–5.13c · Basalt · Bouldering357 routes and boulders 17The Bank5.5–5.13a · Limestone · Sport345 routes 18Saint George5.0–5.14b · Sandstone · Sport338 routes 19North5.0–5.14a · boulders V0–V10 · Siltstone · Trad329 routes and boulders 20First Pullout (Calico I)5.2–5.13b · Sandstone · Sport · Trad327 routes

// The Friction Score for every crag

Climb more. Guess less.

When the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall; topos, your logbook and people to climb with. In your units (°F or °C) and your grades (YDS or French). The social side is free, always.