Best 5.12 single-pitch trad climbs at Red Rock

The highest-rated 5.12 single-pitch trad routes in Red Rock Canyon. Ranked by star rating (out of 4); ties go to the longer route.

1. The Madcap Laughs: 5.12 PG13 trad · 120 ft · ★★★★ · The Monument, Black Velvet Canyon
2. Put Up Your Dukes: 5.12- trad · 110 ft · ★★★★ · Lost World, The, South Fork - Oak Creek
3. Like Tears in Rain: 5.12c trad · 100 ft · ★★★★ · Ginger Buttress, Juniper Canyon
4. The Elder Wand: 5.12 trad · 100 ft · ★★★★ · Rad Cliff, The, Whiskey Peak
5. Venipuncture: 5.12 trad · 100 ft · ★★★★ · Blood Wall, Cactus Flower Tower
6. The Main Vein: 5.12+ trad · 90 ft · ★★★★ · Blood Wall, Cactus Flower Tower
7. Seduction Line: 5.12a trad · 90 ft · ★★★★ · The Monument, Black Velvet Canyon
8. Albatross: 5.12b R trad · 50 ft · ★★★★ · Enclaves and White Rock Springs North, The, White Rock Spring
9. Dying Breed: 5.12 PG13 trad · 50 ft · ★★★★ · Mass Extinction Block, Mt. Wilson
10. Saracen: 5.12+ trad · 50 ft · ★★★★ · Enclaves and White Rock Springs North, The, White Rock Spring
11. Flame Ranger: 5.12a trad · 110 ft · ★★★★ · Stratocaster Area, Second Pullout (Calico II)
12. K-Day: 5.12b trad · 100 ft · ★★★★ · Burlap Buttress, Black Velvet Canyon
13. Strategic Arms: 5.12b trad · 100 ft · ★★★★ · Strategic Arms Wall, Calico Basin
14. Chinese Handcuffs: 5.12a trad · 90 ft · ★★★★ · The Monument, Black Velvet Canyon
15. Gotham City: 5.12a trad · 90 ft · ★★★★ · Sunnyside Crags, Icebox Canyon
16. The Long Riders: 5.12- trad · 90 ft · ★★★★ · Mud Spring Wing, Mud Spring Canyon
17. The Glass Half Full: 5.12c trad · 110 ft · ★★★☆ · Blood Wall, Cactus Flower Tower
18. Tier of Titans: 5.12 trad · 110 ft · ★★★☆ · Stratocaster Area, Second Pullout (Calico II)
19. Take the Skinheads Bowling: 5.12- trad · 100 ft · ★★★☆ · Bowling Ball Wall, First Pullout (Calico I)
20. Striptease: 5.12b/c trad · 100 ft · ★★★☆ · Winter Heat Wall, Kraft Mountain Area
21. The Tipping Point: 5.12d trad · 90 ft · ★★★☆ · Sheep Skull Crags, White Rock Spring
22. Tarantula: 5.12- trad · 80 ft · ★★★☆ · Sunnyside Crags, Icebox Canyon
23. Fingers in the Honeypot: 5.12 PG13 trad · 120 ft · ★★★☆ · Mud Spring Wing, Mud Spring Canyon
24. Stukas Over Disneyland: 5.12a trad · 120 ft · ★★★☆ · Dickies Cliff, Calico Basin
25. Gadgers Edge: 5.12c trad · 80 ft · ★★★☆ · Mud Spring Wing, Mud Spring Canyon

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