Hell's Kitchen
Markleeville, California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
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What we do know
Inside Stanislaus National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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At a glance
Routes (7)
Center Stage(2)
Purgatory Towers(2)
Rat Cave(1)
Westside Boulders(2)
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Hell's Kitchen
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About this crag
Hell's Kitchen is a climbing area in California with 7 routes spanning 5 distinct difficulty grades. The routes are bouldering pads.
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