New Mexico · Rock climbing · Cuba

Cabezon Peak

Cabezon Peak in New Mexico has 2 trad climbing routes on 2 difficulty grades.

2 routes

5.6

Trad

Best time to visit Cabezon Peak

Best months: April–May and September–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.

Jan
44° / 17°
4 wet · 3 snow
Feb
50° / 21°
4 wet · 2 snow
Mar
60° / 26°
4 wet · 1 snow
Apr
68° / 32°
3 wet · 1 snow
May
77° / 41°
4 wet
Jun
88° / 50°
3 wet
Jul
90° / 57°
7 wet
Aug
87° / 55°
8 wet
Sep
80° / 48°
6 wet
Oct
69° / 35°
4 wet
Nov
55° / 25°
3 wet · 1 snow
Dec
44° / 17°
4 wet · 2 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Torreon Navajo Mission, NM, 14.6 mi away at 6,700 ft. The station sits about 1,000 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Cabezon Peak is a climbing area in New Mexico on Bureau of Land Management land within the Rio Puerco Field Office. It sits in the high desert country of northern New Mexico, and the Cabezon Peak Trail and Cabezon Loop Trail both start within a mile, making it an easy pairing with a hike. The climbing here is trad, and the routes are all rated about 5.6 on the YDS scale. One of them, Mad Hatter's Tea Party, was first climbed by James Olsen and Fritz Devendorf in May 2006. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Torreon Navajo Mission show May highs around 77°F and October highs around 69°F, while July averages about 90°F and winter brings highs in the mid-40s and a few snowy days a month. Cerro Guadalupe, another climbing area, is about 3.5 miles away, and Canyon Tapia is about 7 miles off.