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West Face - Center (Flintstone Slab)

20-route climbing area in California with sport and trad options.

West Face - Center (Flintstone Slab)Photo: sergei.gussev, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
20 routes
5.6 – 5.12a
Trad · Sport

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West Face - Center, also known as Flintstone Slab, is a climbing area in California's San Jacinto Wilderness, part of the San Jacinto Ranger District of the San Bernardino National Forest. The Forest Service manages the land, and the slab sits in the middle of the West Face, flanked by two neighboring sectors. The adjacent West Face - Left Side and West Face - Right Side are each about 0.1 mile away, which makes it easy to combine sectors in one outing. For hiking, Devil's Slide lies about 0.3 mile off and the Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail about 0.4 mile away.

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