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BETA PHOTO: The west side of Echo Canyon, featuring the Ramp (... DescriptionHome of the beautiful Yucca Flower Tower, Echo Canyon has one of the shortest approaches in the Sandia Mountains. The summit of the Yucca Flower Tower Tower is just off the La Luz Trail. Rapping down this formation access several high quality lines. If looking for a few "alpinish" sport routes, Techweeny Buttress is where you will find some. Getting ThereFind the Sandia Crest Spur trail at the south end of the Sandia Crest parking area. Follow it down and past its junction with the La Luz trail (.5 miles). At this junction, your direction will depend on the formation that you plan on climbing. For Techweeny Buttress or Bush Shark Spire, you will drop down into echo canyon by heading southeast, or right at the junction. If heading for Yucca Flower Tower, continue south on the La Luz. See Yucca Flower Tower for continuation of directions to the routes on this formation. The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Echo Canyon:
Crackula 5.8 Trad, Alpine, 2 pitches, 180 feet Techweeny Buttress
Hummingbird 5.8 PG13 Trad, Alpine, 3 pitches, 400 feet, Grade III The Ramp Area
Aces and Eights 5.8+ Trad, Alpine, 1 pitch, 180 feet Yucca Flower Tower
Westron Wynde 5.9 Trad, Alpine, 3 pitches, 400 feet Bush Shark Area
Garden Party 5.9 Trad, Alpine, 1 pitch, 225 feet, Grade II Bush Shark Area
Bush Shark Spire 5.9 Trad, Alpine, 2 pitches, 200 feet, Grade II Bush Shark Area
Yucca Flower Tower 5.10b Trad, Alpine, 3 pitches, Grade II Yucca Flower Tower
Big - T 5.10c Trad, Alpine, 4 pitches, 350 feet, Grade II Bush Shark Area
Great Escape 5.10c Trad, Alpine, 1 pitch, 100 feet Yucca Flower Tower
Rawhide 5.10c Trad, Alpine, 2 pitches, 300 feet Yucca Flower Tower
Western Justice (Frontier Justice) 5.11a Trad, TR, Alpine, 1 pitch, 170 feet Yucca Flower Tower
Raven Steals the Sun 5.12a Trad, Alpine, 6 pitches, 800 feet, Grade III La Vista
Squash Blossom 5.12a PG13 Trad, Alpine, 2 pitches, 300 feet Yucca Flower Tower
Hammerhead 5.12- Trad, Sport, Alpine, 2 pitches, 220 feet, Grade II Bush Shark Area
Featured Route For Echo Canyon
 This route ends at the same area used to rappel into the Yucca Flower Tower. This is also the best variation to link with Yucca Flower Tower as an exit. It can also be top-roped. The route begins in the corner following the rappel. Follow the right facing corner to a small roof, head slight left and over the roof, and follow the beautiful finger crack. Head up, traversing right (5.10c crux), then up into the corner through the finger crack to another small roof (5.10b). When the crack runs out, work sligh...[more] Browse More Classics in NM
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