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Red River Area Rock Climbing

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Areas in Red River Area

Red River (Mallette Park) 1 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Roadside Distraction 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Elevation:	8,661 ft
GPS:	36.708, -105.406 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
Page Views:	34,882 total · 175/month
Shared By:	Tyler Bowser on Mar 8, 2006
Admins:	Mike Howard, Jason Halladay, Anthony Stout, LeeAB Brinckerhoff, Marta Reece, Drew Chojnowski Page Updates (admin only)

Description

Near the town of Red River, the routes on these crags are well protected and on vertical to low angle hard granite. There is also a developing bouldering area located above the Terrace Towers Lodge in the West part of town. The routes were put up by a Red River local, Tyler Bowser.

See the guidebook Taos Rock for further details on this area.

Getting There

On a map, find the town of Red River, west of Questa on highway 38. See individual crag directions for specifics.

NOTE: GPS Coordinates are to the town of Red River.

13 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Red River Area

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 30 ● Bandito Sport Red River (Mallette P…
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 18 ● Moonshine Sport Red River (Mallette P…
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 42 ● Roadside Construction Sport Rdside Distraction
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 24 ● Middle of the Road Sport Rdside Distraction
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 30 ● Roadside Distraction Sport Rdside Distraction
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 6 ● Highway Men Sport Rdside Distraction
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 10 ● Bounty Hunter Sport Red River (Mallette P…