Mountain Project: Climbing Albuquerque Area Climbing

All of these areas exist right east of the city of Albuquerque.

- Tunnel Springs: An area currently featuring short, sustained climbs on moderate quality, sharp limestone. A short distance from Albuquerque.

- Sandia Mountains: About one hours drive from Albuquerque (depending on the side you are coming from), if alpine adventure and long approaches your taste, head into the Sandia back-country.

- Palomas Peak: Technical limestone sport climbing within the Sandia Mountains. About a one hour drive from Albuquerque with a 20 minute approach.

- U-Mound: Granite bouldering in the foothills of the Sandia Mountains. This is the closest outdoor climbing you can find from the city of Albuquerque.

- Big Block: A small limestone crag just outside of Albuquerque.

Getting There

The biggest city in the state of New Mexico, look for the intersection of I-25 and I-40, and everything around it is Albuquerque.

The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Albuquerque Area Climbing:

Corridor Problem V6-7 Boulder, 15 feet U-Mound : Upper Mound - the corridor

Knife Edge Easy 5th Trad, Alpine, 900 feet, Grade III Juan Tabo Canyon : Shield

Northwest Ridge 5.5 Trad, Alpine, 8 pitches, 1000 feet, Grade III La Cueva Canyon, Upper : The Thumb

Northeast Corner 5.6 Trad, Alpine, 1 pitch, 80 feet La Cueva Canyon, Upper : Donald Duck

Estrellita 5.8 Trad, Alpine, 1 pitch, 110 feet La Cueva Canyon, Upper : Estrellita

Southwest Ridge 5.8 PG13 Trad, Alpine, 10 pitches, 1300 feet, Grade IV Juan Tabo Canyon : The Needle

The Second Coming 5.8 Trad, Alpine, 4 pitches, Grade II Chimney Canyon : Muralla Grande

Warpy Moople 5.9 R Trad, Alpine, 7 pitches, 800 feet, Grade III Chimney Canyon : Muralla Grande

Aviary Ort Overhangs 5.9 Trad, Alpine, 3 pitches, Grade II La Cueva Canyon, Upper : The Thumb

Excitable Boys 5.9+ Trad, Alpine, 7 pitches, 700 feet, Grade III Chimney Canyon : Muralla Grande

Yucca Flower Tower 5.10b Trad, Alpine, 3 pitches, Grade II Echo Canyon : Yucca Flower Tower

Great Escape 5.10c Trad, Alpine, 1 pitch, 100 feet Echo Canyon : Yucca Flower Tower

Mountain Momma 5.10c Trad, Alpine, 6 pitches, Grade III La Cueva Canyon, Upper : Torreon

Rawhide 5.10c Trad, Alpine, 2 pitches, 300 feet Echo Canyon : Yucca Flower Tower

(06) Green Eggs and Ham 5.10c Sport Palomas Peak : (06) The Dihedral Wall

Little Yellow Jacket 5.11a Trad, Alpine, 5 pitches, 580 feet, Grade III Chimney Canyon : Muralla Grande

License and a Visa 5.11b/c PG13 Sport, Alpine, 4 pitches, 400 feet, Grade II Pino Wall & Jawbone : Pino Wall

Voodoo Child 5.11d Trad, Alpine, 6 pitches, 500 feet, Grade III La Cueva Canyon, Upper : Torreon

(08) Autumn Ivy 5.12- Trad, Alpine, 1 pitch, 100 feet Chimney Canyon : Clandestine Wall

Thunderbird 5.12- Trad, Alpine, 6 pitches, 600 feet, Grade III Chimney Canyon : Muralla Grande

Featured Route For Albuquerque Area Climbing

Climber on the second pitch of <a href='/v/new_mexico/albuquerque_area_climbing/sandia_mountains/105862618'>Yucca Flower Tower</a>.

Yucca Flower Tower 5.10b NM : Sandia Mountains : ... : Yucca Flower Tower

After rapping to the base of the Yucca Flower Tower, head to the top of the pillar at your right (not the gully!). The route begins just at the top of this pillar. Pitch 1 (80'): Head up the obvious crack though a small roof, continuing through a corner system. Below another roof, clip a piton, and move through some awkward roof moves. Just up and left of the crux, find the bolted belay (5.10b).Pitch 2+3: Head straight up a fine looking finger crack (...[more] Browse More Classics in NM

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