Page Type: | Mountain/Rock |
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Lat/Lon: | 36.14687°N / 115.42762°W |
Activities: | Trad Climbing, Sport Climbing |
Season: | Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter |
Elevation: | 3922 ft / 1195 m |
Cactus Massacre has routes from 5.4 to 5.12a, and despite the range and the short approach, it doesn't seem to get close to the traffic that the Hamlet and Panty Wall do. So if you want some fun routes without hordes or much approach, you'll find something to like here.
From the Scenic Loop entrance station, drive just over a mile on the one-way Scenic Loop and turn off into the large parking area known as the First Pullout.
The crag has 16 established routes; all but 5.9 Cactus Head are sport routes. All have bolted anchors. Here they are from left to right:
Unfortunately and also unsurprisingly given the explosion in visitation at RR over the past several years, there is so much red tape that I can't list it all and can't keep up with it since it keeps changing.
This wall faces west, so it's excellent in the afternoon during cooler months and early in the morning during warmer ones.
There's a Forest Service campground close to the entrance that in busy seasons is notoriously difficult to get a site at, and it's closed in the summer. There are very few other legal public camping options in the area.