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Beer Block

Beer Block in New Mexico has 14 sport climbing routes across 10 difficulty grades.

14 routes
5.11b – 5.13-
Sport

Is Beer Block open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Carson National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Carson National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Beer Block

Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

  1. Jan

    41° / 18°

    5 wet

  2. Feb

    46° / 21°

    4 wet

  3. Mar

    54° / 26°

    4 wet

  4. Apr

    63° / 32°

    4 wet

  5. May

    72° / 40°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    81° / 47°

    5 wet

  7. Jul

    84° / 54°

    9 wet

  8. Aug

    82° / 53°

    10 wet

  9. Sep

    76° / 46°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    65° / 36°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    51° / 25°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    41° / 19°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at El Rito, NM, 3.2 mi away at 6,870 ft. The station sits about 800 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Beer Block is a climbing area in the El Rito Ranger District of Carson National Forest in New Mexico, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of other climbing areas, with Schoolhouse Slab, Gnar Wall and Route Canal and Big Pine Wall all about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all sport, and the routes run from about 5.11b up to 5.13-. The median grade is 5.12a. Village Cobbler is 5.11b, and The Thing is the hardest at 5.13-. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from the El Rito weather station, about 3 miles away, show May highs near 72°F and September highs near 76°F, with July and August the wettest months. El Rito campground is about 3 miles away, and the Cdt - New Mexico Section hike is about 8 miles off. Cerro Negro Loop and Rio Ojo Caliente are both within about 10 miles.

Routes (14)