Flash Gordon Area
Flash Gordon Area in California has 20 bouldering routes across 13 grades.
- 20 routes
- V0 – V8
- Bouldering
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Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for San Bernardino National Forest.
Safety Alert - Falling Rocks at Bonita Falls
Agency alert covering San Bernardino National Forest · USFS · San Bernardino National Forest
Fire Restrictions
Agency alert covering San Bernardino National Forest · Order 05-12-00-26-05 · USFS · San Bernardino National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · San Bernardino National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Flash Gordon Area is a bouldering area in California's Mount San Jacinto State Park, within the San Jacinto Ranger District of San Bernardino National Forest. The land is managed by State Park and Recreation, and the area sits among several other climbing spots, with Shangri-La Valley and Undiscovered Country both about 0.2 miles away. The area holds 20 bouldering routes, all rated on the V scale. The easiest run from V0- to V0, and the hardest is V8. Among the named routes are Serpentine Ridge (V0-), Rotting Cheese (V0), Dike Line Direct (V1+), Kentucky Fried Brit (V4) and Demolition Man (V7). The Round Valley Trail and Desert View Trail are both within half a mile, and Black Mountain (San Bernardino) and Fern Basin campgrounds are about 6 miles away.
Routes (20)
Chicken Shack, The(1)
Creekin' Boulder(4)
Dike Boulder(4)
Excavation Boulder(4)
Moon Boulder(3)
Quinn's Boulder(1)
Rhino Boulder(1)
Rufus Boulder(2)
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