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// Rock climbing · California

Climbing at Rattlesnake Canyon

102 routes on 27 walls, 5.7–5.12b. In California. When the rock grips hour by hour, topos and people to climb with, in the app.

See the Friction Score in the app The grades

Routes

102

Walls

Grades

5.7–5.12b

Rock

Granodiorite

Style

Trad

Best season (estimated)

March–May · October

// The grades

What grades are there?

Routes by grade

From 5.7 to 5.12b. Half are between 5.9 and 5.10d.

Each climb counts at its grade; ungraded ones are left out. In the app you can switch to French, UIAA, British or Font grades.

// The walls

Sun and shade

Mostly north-facing: shade for most of the day. A summer crag; cold in winter.

North5 sectorsNortheast12 sectorsEast0 sectorsSoutheast2 sectorsSouth0 sectorsSouthwest0 sectorsWest1 sectorNorthwest6 sectors

Estimated best season: March–May · October. Worked out from each wall's aspect and the latitude; the app fine-tunes it with what climbers log.

South-facing wall

S · aspect 180°

Example

Excellent

★ best at 6 PM

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57°

Temp

41%

Humidity

Wind

Sun

Wall

Friction ScoreHow the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall. In the app, for every crag on the map. See it in the app →ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE

// Walls

The 27 walls

ASPECT · GRADES · ROUTES

01The Polka Dot WallNE · 59° · 5.7–5.10b14 routes

02The PyramidSE · 150° · 5.7–5.11a11 routes

03Rattlesnake ButtressNW · 327° · 5.7–5.12b11 routes

04Indian CountryN · 2° · 5.9–5.12a8 routes

05Ponderosa Wall / Black TowerW · 249° · 5.8–5.10d6 routes

06Somewhere n00b5.7–5.11a6 routes

07Cactus CitySE · 148° · 5.7–5.10a4 routes

08Upper Dodge CityN · 356° · 5.9–5.10c4 routes

09Vernal WallsNW · 332° · 5.10b–5.11c4 routes

10Chocolate CorridorNE · 59° · 5.7–5.10d3 routes

11Ghost TownN · 1° · 5.10b–5.11a3 routes

12Udi Buttress AreaNW · 336° · 5.8–5.10d3 routes

13The BulkheadNW · 328° · 5.10b–5.10d2 routes

14The Central LibraryN · 10° · 5.10a2 routes

15Detached WallNE · 59° · 5.10b–5.10d2 routes

16Double CracksNE · 59° · 5.10a–5.10c2 routes

17The Love BoulderNW · 331° · 5.10d–5.11a2 routes

18Lower Dodge CityNE · 33° · 5.11a–5.11c2 routes

19Medicine BowNE · 59° · 5.10b–5.11a2 routes

20Mini-MallNE · 48° · 5.11a2 routes

21The Morrissey CragNE · 59° · 5.10c–5.11c2 routes

22The VernulatorNE · 59° · 5.8–5.10a2 routes

23Commissioner's ButtressNW · 333° · 5.91 route

24The Dark ContinentNE · 59° · 5.10b1 route

25The KD BoulderN · 342° · 5.10c1 route

26Spanish KeyNE · 59° · 5.11a1 route

27Top of the FallsNE · 62° · 5.10a1 route

Route names, topos and approaches are in the app.

// Where it is

On the map

// Nearby

Crags nearby

01Corral Wall5.1–5.12b · Granodiorite · Trad0 mi · 34 routes 02Iceberg Boulder Area5.1–5.13b · Granodiorite · Sport · Trad0 mi · 18 routes 03Rattlesnake CanyonGranodiorite0 mi · 3 routes 04Stealth Pillar Area5.8–5.12b · Granodiorite · Sport0 mi · 6 routes 05The Valley of Kings5.7–5.12d · Granodiorite · Trad1 mi · 25 routes 06Rattlesnake Wash Hillside5.8–5.10b · Granodiorite · Sport1 mi · 9 routes 07Leisure World5.6–5.10a · Granodiorite · Sport1 mi · 10 routes 08Canyon Entrance Routes5.4–5.11a · Trad · Sport1 mi · 4 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.