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Classic Climbs for New Mexico



Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for New Mexico.
 
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The Top 50 Classics for New Mexico


Name Rating Type Location

North Face

5.6 R

Trad, 9 pitches, 1800 feet, Grade III

Organ Mountains : Sugarloaf

(11) Packrat Dihedral

5.6

Trad, 2 pitches, 300 feet

El Rito : El Rito Traditional Area

Chicken Heads

5.7

Trad, 1 pitch, 200 feet

Taos Area : Tres Piedras : Mosaic Rock

The Second Coming

5.8

Trad, Alpine, 4 pitches, Grade II

Sandia Mountains : Chimney Canyon : Muralla Grande

Southwest Ridge

5.8 PG13

Trad, Alpine, 10 pitches, 1300 feet, Grade IV

Sandia Mountains : Juan Tabo Canyon : The Needle

Mama Jugs

5.8

Trad, 2 pitches, 190 feet

Taos Area : Tres Piedras : Mosaic Rock

Estrellita

5.8

Trad, Alpine, 1 pitch, 110 feet

Sandia Mountains : La Cueva Canyon, Upper : Estrellita

Clean Green Dream

5.9

Trad, 140 feet

Taos Area : Tres Piedras : Mosaic Rock

Aviary Ort Overhangs

5.9

Trad, Alpine, 3 pitches, Grade II

Sandia Mountains : La Cueva Canyon, Upper : The Thumb

Warpy Moople

5.9 R

Trad, Alpine, 7 pitches, 800 feet, Grade III

Sandia Mountains : Chimney Canyon : Muralla Grande

(06) Post Moderate

5.9

Sport, 1 pitch, 165 feet

Santa Fe Area : Diablo Canyon : Sun Devil & Winter Wall

Excitable Boys

5.9+

Trad, Alpine, 7 pitches, 700 feet, Grade III

Sandia Mountains : Chimney Canyon : Muralla Grande

(08) Humbolt

5.10a

Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet

Santa Fe Area : Diablo Canyon : ... : Early Wall - Left End

Tooth or Consequences

5.10a

Trad, 4 pitches, 450 feet

Organ Mountains : The Tooth

(10) Cholla Wall

5.10a/b PG13

Trad, TR, 55 feet

Los Alamos & White Rock : White Rock : ... : South/East side

Yucca Flower Tower

5.10b

Trad, Alpine, 3 pitches, Grade II

Sandia Mountains : Echo Canyon : Yucca Flower Tower

(07.1) Naked Lunch (FA)

5.10

Sport, 1 pitch, 140 feet

Santa Fe Area : Diablo Canyon : Sun Devil & Winter Wall

(04) Grape Ape

5.10c

Sport, 150 feet

Santa Fe Area : Diablo Canyon : Sun Devil & Winter Wall

Great Escape

5.10c

Trad, Alpine, 1 pitch, 100 feet

Sandia Mountains : Echo Canyon : Yucca Flower Tower

Mountain Momma

5.10c

Trad, Alpine, 6 pitches, Grade III

Sandia Mountains : La Cueva Canyon, Upper : Torreon

Cobble Wobble

5.10c

Sport, 55 feet

El Rito : El Rito Sport Area : Big Pine Wall

(03) Pumping Huecos

5.10d

Sport, 50 feet

Jemez Valley Area : Las Conchas : The Sponge

(48) Chomping at the Bit (FA)

5.11a

Sport, 70 feet

Taos Area : Utopian Vistas : (L5) Good Craic Wall

Little Yellow Jacket

5.11a

Trad, Alpine, 5 pitches, 580 feet, Grade III

Sandia Mountains : Chimney Canyon : Muralla Grande

Fiddler on the Roof

5.11a

Sport, 90 feet

Last Chance Canyon : Violince Wall

(06) Pogue's Arete

5.11-

Sport

Enchanted Tower : Pogue's Cave Area

Question of Balance

5.11- PG13

Trad, 5 pitches, 600 feet, Grade III

Taos Area : Questa Dome

(11) Jug-or-Naut

5.11b

Sport, 40 feet

El Rito : El Rito Sport Area : The Balcony

(15) Grendel

5.11b

Sport, 80 feet

Enchanted Tower : The Enchanted Tower : (03) North (L) Side of the ...

(02) Sun Devil

5.11b PG13

Sport, 3 pitches, 300 feet

Santa Fe Area : Diablo Canyon : Sun Devil & Winter Wall

(14) Manic Crack (aka Left Twin Crack)

5.11

Trad, 1 pitch, 60 feet

Los Alamos & White Rock : White Rock : Below The Old New Place

(10) Werepig (FA)

5.11b/c

Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet

Jemez Valley Area : Upper East Fork : Monster Wall

(27) Open Mouth Syndrome (OMS)

5.11b/c

Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet

Santa Fe Area : Cochiti Mesa & Surrounding ... : ... : North Cliffband

(04) Golden Stairs

5.11c

Sport, 1 pitch, 120 feet

Enchanted Tower : The Enchanted Tower : (01) South and Southwest (R...

(03) Leprosy

5.11c

Sport

Jemez Valley Area : Area 37

(14) Once Upon a Time

5.11c

Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet

Enchanted Tower : The Enchanted Tower : (03) North (L) Side of the ...

(05) Unrelenting Nines

5.11c/d

Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 50 feet

Los Alamos & White Rock : White Rock : The Playground

(03) Bolting Barbie

5.11d

Sport, 50 feet

El Rito : El Rito Sport Area : Rad Wall

(29) Thorazine Dream

5.11d

Sport, TR, 1 pitch, 55 feet

Los Alamos & White Rock : White Rock : ... : South/East side

(13) Rumplestiltskin

5.12a

Sport, 1 pitch, 75 feet

Enchanted Tower : The Enchanted Tower : (03) North (L) Side of the ...

(20) Face Off

5.12a

Sport, TR, 1 pitch, 60 feet

Los Alamos & White Rock : White Rock : ... : South/East side

(18) Technowitch

5.12a

Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet

Enchanted Tower : The Enchanted Tower : (03) North (L) Side of the ...

(14) Moat Jump

5.12a

Sport

Los Alamos & White Rock : Los Alamos Crags : ... : Main Wall

(06) Crack Attack

5.12a

Sport, 65 feet

El Rito : El Rito Sport Area : Rad Wall

(11) Jabberwocky

5.12b

Sport, 95 feet

Enchanted Tower : The Enchanted Tower : (03) North (L) Side of the ...

(08) Against Nature (aka Peter's Route)

5.12b

Sport, 80 feet

Los Alamos & White Rock : Los Alamos Crags : ... : Main Wall

(03) Shipwrecked

5.12c

Sport, 80 feet

Enchanted Tower : The Enchanted Tower : (01) South and Southwest (R...

Shadowdancer

5.12c/d

Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet

Santa Fe Area : Cochiti Mesa & Surrounding ... : ... : South Cliffband

(07) Ripped Van Winkle

5.12d

Sport, 1 pitch, 110 feet

Enchanted Tower : The Enchanted Tower : (02) West (Center) Face

(06) Goliath

5.13a

Sport, 110 feet

Enchanted Tower : The Enchanted Tower : (01) South and Southwest (R...