Hidden Tower

Jemez Springs, New Mexico

New Mexico

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What we do know

  • Inside Santa Fe National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

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What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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At a glance

19 routes
5.8 – 5.13c
Sport

Routes (19)

Rubbing Elbows with the LumpenproletariatFA: Allison Fritz, Jason Halladay5.10aUnconchasFA: Jason Halladay, Cynthia Fuentes, Allison Fritz, Stephanie Alessandrone5.10aTransmogrifierFA: Josh Smith5.10bDouble-Blind StudyFA: Jason Halladay, Walt Whetham5.10cThe Positive Aspect of Negative ThinkingFA: Jason Halladay, Allison Fritz5.10dLost in TuffFA: Hagen Telg, Walt Whetham5.11aConcealed CrustoseFA: Jason Halladay, Allison Fritz5.11bFeeling the Love (Lower Half)FA: Halladay, Fritz5.11bDirty Little SecretFA: Halladay, Fritz5.11cTurkey BaconFA: Josh Smith5.11cCryptonomiconFA: William Penner sometime in 2008 or 20095.11dDissimulationFA: William Penner sometime in 2008 or 20095.11dFeeling the Love (Full Route)FA: Jason Halladay, Allison Fritz.5.11dGnosisFA: William Penner sometime in 2008 or 20095.11dOut of SightFA: William Penner/Masumi Shibata5.12aRecondite RhyoliteFA: Jason Halladay, Allison Fritz5.12bEyes of BuddhaFA: Jason Halladay, Allison Fritz - January 20165.12b/cPlague of PestilenceFA: Heath Bailey5.13cBaptistinaFA: Jason Halladay, Allison Fritz5.8

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About this crag

Hidden Tower is a climbing area in New Mexico with 19 routes. It is a sport climbing crag.

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Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Jemez Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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