El Cajon Mountain
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About El Cajon Mountain:
| El Cajon Mountain has a lot of emerging climbing with two major areas, El Capitan Wall (see Rock and Ice 9/05) and the El Cajon Bluffs. Climbs are short to multi-pitch trad and sport, with a large number of climbs from easy to hard. Bring a 60 meter rope, a headlamp, and lots of water/iodine tablets for back country desert conditions. |
| Nearest town or city: | Lakeside |
| Directions: | From San Diego: Take I-8 eastbound to Lake Jennings rd exit, turn left and drive north 2 miles until you reach a stop sign at the intersection of El Monte rd. Turn right onto El Monte rd and drive nearly 5 miles to just before the entrance gate to El Capitan reservoir. Several dirt turn outs on the sides of the road mark the parking area and trailhead to the mountain. From El Centro: Take I-8 westbound to Lake Jennings rd exit, repeat above directions. From El Cajon/Lakeside: Take SR-67 north until the freeway ends at a stoplight and the intersection of Mapleview st. Turn right on Mapleview and drive 1.2 miles east to El Monte rd where you will turn left. From Poway/Escondido: Take SR-67 south to Mapleview st. Turn left on Mapleview and repeat above directions. |
| Latitude, Longitude: | 32.90410, -116.81800 |
| Access Issues: | The Bluffs seasonal closure (Dec-May) |
| Camping: | No |
| When to Climb: | Autumn Spring Winter |
| Quantity of Climbs: | Year |
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Forum Discussions (11 posts)
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DON'T LEAVE VALUABLES IN YOUR CAR!!! | TonyReyna | 0 | Jan 26 2009, 6:00 PM |
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Leonids rap beta? | eliotac | 2 | Oct 16 2008, 10:16 PM |
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El Cajon "Spire" | Facelyss | 1 | Sep 28 2008, 8:37 PM |
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Camping at El Cajon? | ucrclimber | 0 | Jul 14 2006, 9:12 AM |
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El Cajon Mtn - Another route chopped | bandycoot | 32 | Nov 24 2008, 11:49 PM |
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Urge to Merge - El Cajon Mtn | bandycoot | 5 | Apr 17 2006, 2:34 PM |
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Bolt War Thread link ??? | mcfoley | 0 | Dec 16 2005, 3:40 PM |
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Chalk Bag Found - El Cajon Mtn | trenchdigger | 0 | Dec 12 2005, 8:14 AM |
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El Cajon Guide | charlie_benton | 4 | Feb 18 2006, 1:50 PM |
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Models Needed - El Cajon Mtn. Sunday 12-4 | trenchdigger | 13 | Dec 16 2005, 11:50 PM |
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El Cajon Wall Trail Destroyed (SoCal) | shano | 9 | Sep 19 2005, 10:40 PM |
