Questa Dome  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Elevation:  9,200' Lat, Long:  36.7948, -105.5345 Map Page Views:  17,994. Good page?    Administrators:  Mike Howard, Aaron Hobson, Jason Halladay, Anthony Stout, LeeAB, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  George Perkins on Jun 17, 2007 Make this area a Favorite What's New   Print a Mini-Guide with routes Add Route  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event

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Questa Dome.

Description 

Questa Dome is a 600-ft tall south-facing granite dome in the secluded Latir Peaks Wilderness area in northern New Mexico. The climbs here range from 5.10 to 5.12, and have quality slab climbing in the same style as parts of the S. Platte and the Organs. There are still some 1/4" bolts to be wary of, but many have been upgraded.

There is excellent granite bouldering along the trail to the Dome.

Season May through October. Can be hot on hot summer days. Watch out for thunderstorms, especially in July and August. It can be warm enough in April, but the approach may still be snowy.

Guidebooks:
A guidebook or at least a topo is recommended. 'Taos Rock' and 'Rock Climbing: New Mexico' are both excellent guides to the area, and both include the best climbs. 'Taos Rock' includes 2 or 3 more routes that aren't in RC:NM. There are some lines/variations that are not in any guidebook.

Getting There 

From Taos: Take NM 522 north past the village of Questa. 6 miles past Questa take a right at a sign to El Rito. Go just under a mile to where the road turns (at a house) to dirt. Veer right and then climb up the steep road for just under a mile farther. High clearance is helpful (or add about 0.5 miles of walking). At the T-junction, go right, and continue for 0.2 miles a small parking and the trailhead on the left.

The trailhead is an ok place to camp.

Approach:
The trail climbs through the pine forest and soon meets a beautiful creek. In early season, the trail may be flooded by the creek in some places, but should not be a problem. As the trail gets steeper, the dome is obvious on the left. Stay on the trail until about level with the base, then traverse left to the base of the rock. This will take 45 minutes or so.

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Another Pretty Face 5.11 PG13  NM : Taos Area : ... : Questa Dome

Another Pretty Face is an alternate start to the first 2 pitches of Question of Balance, and this climb is viewed as the best on Questa Dome, when extended with Question of Balance's p3 and the Direct roof on p4.Pitch 1: Begin about 40' right of the start of Question of Balance, or about 10' left of the start of Tostadas Comquesta and a big right-facing corner. [Note this climb is NOT the one with new bolts immediately right of Question's p1- that is a new 5.11 v...[more]   Browse More Classics in NM

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Josh on Aero Questa.	BETA PHOTO: The Original Paul Horak Questa Topo. Most of the ...	Questa Dome from approach trail just prior to FA, ...
BETA PHOTO: The Ancient Ones topo. From www.climbingsch...