Central Basin
Central Basin in California has 20 climbing routes on 9 difficulty grades.
- 20 routes
- V1+ – V4-5
- Bouldering
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Safety Alert - Falling Rocks at Bonita Falls
Agency alert covering San Bernardino National Forest · USFS · San Bernardino National Forest
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Central Basin is a bouldering area in the San Jacinto Ranger District of San Bernardino National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Flower Pot Boulders and Daring Boulder each about 0.1 mile away. The area holds 23 bouldering routes, all rated on the V scale. Most sit in the V2-3 range, with the easiest at V1- and the hardest at V4-5. Among the named routes are Problem A (V1-), Left Arete (V1) and The Red Baron AKA Tommy Sharma Problem (V4-5). Black Mountain (San Bernardino) campground is about a mile away, and Seven Pines is a hike roughly 1.7 miles off. Fern Basin campground lies about 2.9 miles away, and the San Jacinto - Santa Rosa Mountains Recreation Area is about 6 miles away.
Routes (20)
Lip Boulder(1)
Lone Slab(1)
Off Road Boulder(3)
Pink Boulder(3)
Red Baron, The(4)
Slab Adjacent to Way Too High(1)
Solitary Boulder(4)
Squat Boulder(1)
Way Too High(2)
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