Stoney Point (California)

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Coordinates: 34°16′15″N 118°36′13″W / 34.270929, -118.603522

Stoney Point

Stoney Point is a city park near the north end of Topanga Canyon Boulevard (State Route 27) in Chatsworth, California. It is famous with rock climbers because of its large boulders, which afford many opportunities to practice the sport of bouldering, and many routes of different levels of difficulty have been developed. There are great views of Chatsworth and the entire valley from the top.

Climbing development began at Stoney Point in the 1930s when it was discovered by young climbers then active in the Sierra Club. In the '50s and '60s pioneering rock-climbers Royal Robbins and Yvon Chouinard learned to climb at Stoney Point.

In the '70s the Stonemasters (a local group of climbers determined to put their own stamp on the sport of rock climbing) also frequented Stoney Point.

Stoney Point has a long history of association with rock climbing and bouldering yet there are few first ascents recorded. This may be because it is viewed as a practice area and therefore not significant from a first ascent point of view.