Hueco Wall
Hueco Wall in California has 14 sport climbing routes across 7 difficulty grades.
Photo: Daniel Guo, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 14 routes
- 5.10 – 5.11b
- Sport
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No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
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Hueco Wall is a sport climbing area in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in California, managed by the National Park Service. It sits within the recreation area's network of climbing spots, and there is no fee to visit. The area has 14 sport routes, with grades ranging from 5.10a to 5.11b. The easiest are Finders Keepers and Scar Tissue, both 5.10a, and the hardest is Nuture at 5.11b. The routes are all sport, so expect bolted anchors rather than traditional gear. Several other climbing areas and trails lie close by. Top Hat is about 0.2 miles away, and Pico Raquelita and Mount Olympus are each about 0.3 miles off. The Tri Peaks Trail - East Arm starts just 0.1 miles from the wall.
Routes (14)
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