California · Rock climbing · Twentynine Palms

Drag Queen

The most difficult climb catalogued at Upper Walt's Rocks.

5.11c
grade
Trad Gear
style

Is Drag Queen open right now?

Alert in the area

The National Park Service lists 3 alerts for Joshua Tree National Park.

  • Partial Trail Closure of West Side Loop

    Park alert covering Joshua Tree National Park · NPS · Joshua Tree National Park

  • Inaccurate Third-Party Apps

    Park alert covering Joshua Tree National Park · NPS · Joshua Tree National Park

  • Oasis of Mara Trail Partial Closure

    Park alert covering Joshua Tree National Park · NPS · Joshua Tree National Park

As of · Source: NPS · Joshua Tree National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

This route represents the upper limit of difficulty among the nine climbs catalogued at Upper Walt's Rocks, where the grade range spans from 5.8 to 5.11c.

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Outfitters and businesses near Twentynine Palms. They haven’t set up their Roamze page yet.

Joshua Tree Outfitters

Rock Climbing business nearby (~13 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet

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