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City Of RocksThe City of Rocks or, more formally, the Silent City of Rocks is a US national reserve and state park just two miles north of the Utah border in south central Idaho. It is widely known for its excellent sport climbing. The rock formations in the area are granitic batholith. Some of the rock is over 2.5 billion years old. The Twin Sisters is a prominent rock grouping in the reserve. It is home to one of the most difficult climbing routes (possibly the most difficult route) ever mastered, rated at 5.14d in the Yosemite Decimal System. This feat was accomplished by Tony Yanero in the late 1980s. The sport climbers in the region refer to the area as simply 'The City'. The California Trail passed through what is now the City of Rocks. Wagons trains of the 1840s and 1850s left the Raft River valley and travelled through the area and over Granite Pass into Nevada. The names or initials of emmigrants written in axle grease are still visible on Register Rock. Ruts from wagon wheels also can be seen in some of the rocks.
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