Satellite Boulders
Satellite Boulders in California has 6 climbing routes with bouldering and trad options.
- 6 routes
- 5.10 – 5.11+
- Trad · Bouldering
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Satellite Boulders is a climbing area in the San Jacinto Wilderness, part of the San Jacinto Ranger District of San Bernardino National Forest in California. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits within designated wilderness. The climbing here mixes bouldering and traditional routes. Six routes are listed, with three each in the boulder and trad styles. The trad routes run from about 5.10 to 5.11+, and the boulders from V0 to V3. Three of the trad routes are named: Diamond in the Rough at 5.10, Satellite Crack at 5.11, and 20% Tip at 5.11+. The closest neighbor is Little Tahquitz Valley, a hike just 0.1 mile away. Willow Creek Trail and Skunk Cabbage are both about half a mile off, and The Pillars of Creation is under a mile away.
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