The Gun Club climbing
66 routes · 2,969 ft elevation
The closest and most easily-accessed limestone to Red Rocks Canyon, just north of the Calico range. Expect a crowd if it has rained in the canyon in the last 48 hours.
The approach couldn't be easier: navigate to "Cliff Shadows Open Desert Park" on W Alexander Rd just off the 215 beltway. You'll find bathroom facilities and ample parking in either a small paved lot or a larger gravel lot; from the latter the Gun Club's left and right walls are easily located over a shallow wash. Total approach time <10m.
Access
Much of the range is the La Madre Mountain Wilderness, managed jointly by the BLM (Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area) and the Forest Service (Spring Mountains National Recreation Area). In the wilderness, no motorized vehicles or mechanized equipment, and no gluing, chipping or chiseling of the rock.
Areas
- Left (South) Wall (28)
- Right (North) Wall (29)
- The Cactus Wall (9)