Tower of Babel

Santa Clarita, California

California

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What we do know

  • Inside Angeles 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

20 routes
5.2 – 5.11b/c
Sport · Mixed · Trad

Routes (20)

El MatadorFA: Thomas & Chapman5.10aMixed EmotionFA: Chapman, Neal, and Thomas.5.10a/bFat Bottom GirlFA: Ben Chapman, Jeffrey Thomas, & Pam Neal.5.10bBroadband ConnectionFA: Matt Oliphant & Bill Leventhal (Feb. 2015)5.10cChisholm Trail5.11aBandwagonFA: Mike Draper & Matt Oliphant5.11bTexas Two-Step LeftFA: Draper, Oliphant 4/20125.11b/cCracker Jacks5.2Trenchtown Slabs - CenterFA: Jim Perez (Sept. 2018)5.2A Prize in Every Box5.4Rainy Day WomanFA: Pam Neal & Ben Chapman5.4Trenchtown Slabs5.4Trenchtown Slabs - LeftFA: Jim Perez (October 2018)5.46666 (aka 4 6s ranch)FA: Pam Neal & Ben Chapman (February 1, 2022)5.5Corvus ChimneyFA: 1/14/2012 - Savage & Sweetshepherd5.5Frosted FlakeFA: Pamela Neal & Ben Chapman (February 2018)5.61883FA: Pam Neal & Ben Chapman (January 5, 2022).5.8Bald-Headed Men5.8Burnt SugarFA: Ben Chapman & Pam Neal (February 2012)5.8Orang-O-Tang5.8

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About this crag

Tower of Babel is a climbing crag in California with 20 routes spanning 12 distinct difficulty grades. The area offers mixed, sport, and trad climbing options.

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Where it is

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Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Angeles National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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