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Las Vegas / El Porvenir 
Rio Arriba County (Brazos, San Juans) 
Sugarite State Park 


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New Mexico, other Northern Areas 


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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
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
Right on Raton   5.8     Trad, 1 pitch, 50 feet   Sugarite State Park : Little Horse Mesa
Crack Head   5.8     Trad, TR, 50 feet   Sugarite State Park : Little Horse Mesa
Great Roof Left   5.9     Trad, 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
Sangre Verde   5.10a     Sport, TR, 50 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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Me trying to figure out the sequence on lead, the cam takes up half the pod forcing a mono move that was a real tendon popper. This is just above the difficult opening sequence.

Taos Lightning 5.10c  NM : New Mexico, other Northern ... : ... : Little Horse Mesa
Steep face leading to shallow dihedral. Start is tough and sequential, slowly eases toward the anchor....[more]   Browse More Classics in NM