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Rio Arriba County (Brazos, San Juans) 
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New Mexico, other Northern Areas 


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Elevation: 5,000'
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Description 

Areas in Northern New Mexico, other than those around "major" population centers.

Everything from sandstone, in the east and west, granite in the middle and basalt and other volcanic rock types as well.


Getting There 

The area between I-40 on the south and the Colorado boarder to the north.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for New Mexico, other Northern Areas:
Pete's Downclimb   5.6     Trad, 1 pitch, 60 feet   Sugarite State Park : Little Horse Mesa
Cat Burglar   5.7     Trad, 14 pitches, 2000 feet, Grade IV   Rio Arriba County (Brazos, ... : Brazos Cliffs
Crack Head   5.8     Trad, TR, 50 feet   Sugarite State Park : Little Horse Mesa
Up Your Arete   5.8     Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 50 feet   Sugarite State Park : Little Horse Mesa
Salt Mother   5.8     Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 50 feet   Sugarite State Park : Little Horse Mesa
Great Roof Left   5.9     Trad, TR, 50 feet   Sugarite State Park : Little Horse Mesa
Sangre Verde   5.10a     Sport, TR, 50 feet   Sugarite State Park : Little Horse Mesa
Jam Your Blues Away   5.10a     Trad, TR, 45 feet   Sugarite State Park : Little Horse Mesa
Taos Lightning   5.10c     Trad, TR, 45 feet   Sugarite State Park : Little Horse Mesa
Dog Day   5.10c/d     Trad, TR, 40 feet   Sugarite State Park : Little Horse Mesa
S&M Crack   5.11a     Trad, 75 feet   Sugarite State Park : Little Horse Mesa
Thai Cookin'   5.11d PG13     Trad, Alpine, 4 pitches, 450 feet, Grade II   Hermits Peak : Hermit's Cave
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Thai Cookin' 5.11d PG13  NM : New Mexico, other Northern ... : ... : Hermit's Cave
P1: Begins in a left-facing dihedral and climbs for 40 to 50’ to a small roof. Pull the roof (5.9) to a good ledge with 1 bolt and gear placements. Belay here. P2: Climbs a left-facing dihedral for 30’ to a large overhang. Climb through the overhang (5.11d) clipping 2 bolts along the way. Easier terrain follows trending left to a 2 bolt belay on a ledge. P3: Climbs sparsely protected rock to a dihedral straight above the belay. Follow the dihedral for 50 to 60’ until near the base of a v...[more]   Browse More Classics in NM