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Directions to park: Santa Catalina Mountains: From Tucson, these are the mountains to the north. There is a TONE of climbing here.
- Leviathan Dome: From Tucson, north on Oracle road, highway 89, to Catalina State Park. You will need to pay entrance fee. Park at end of road in park. Two to four hour hike starting at the
"birding loop" of Sutherland Trail then going left to stairs onto a dirt road which turns into a horse trail to the mouth of Alamo Canyon. Continue on this until you follow carins straight up hill to domes.
Seldom climbed 1000' rock domes.
- Golder Dome: From Tucson, go north on highway 89 for about 10 miles. Just before Catalina, turn right on Golder Ranch road. Continue on dirt and take a right on forest road 643. Either park at Sutherland Wash or 4WD
another 1/4 miles to trail (sign) for Catalina State Park. A 30 min bushwhack up ridge to big granite slabs. Bring double ropes for rappels.
- Table Mountain: From Tucson, go north on Oracle road, highway 89, to La Reserve subdivision, about a mile south of CAtalina State Park. Turn right at stables and factory parking at the start of the
horse trail. The 2.5 hours hike sucks but the climbing is classic. There is a back country camping site at the base. About 7 pitches.
- Pusch Peak: From Tucson, drive north on Oracle road, highway 89. Take right on Loma Linda 1/4 mile to cul-de-sac. Park here. About an hour hike to a ridge of multi pitch routes. Try for a topo map at Summit Hut.
- Finger Rock Canyon: From Tucson, drive to north end of Alvernon Way. Hike up steep trail. Named formations include: Death Wall, Prominent Point, Finger Rock, and Finger Rock Guard. Good boulder one mile up trail on right. Rock tends to be poor
quality but there is a good boulder 1 mile up on right side of trail.
- Sabino Canyon: North east Tucson. Take Sabino Canyon road north from Tanque Verde road. Formations as you enter into the canyon are: The Acropolis, Mission Control Area, Crocodile Rock, Wipple Wall (poor rock quality), and Fruitstand. 600' canyon of
poor quality gneiss rock.
- Molino Basin (New Wave Wall): Take Mt Lemmon highway just up to Molino Basin Campground. Most climbing in Weathertop Mesa / Choo Choo Rock Area south of campground. Areas north east of the campground are: Stonewall and Lost Wall. Painted boulder
is past mile marker 4 at first pull off past roadcut rock with hole thru it near top on right. Directly below road. More bouldering upstream.
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