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Carnuel Crag

Carnuel Crag in New Mexico has 24 climbing routes with 11 difficulty grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad styles.

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24 routes

5.5 – 5.12a

Sport · Trad · Mixed

Best time to visit Carnuel Crag

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
45° / 26°
5 wet · 3 snow
Feb
51° / 29°
5 wet · 3 snow
Mar
60° / 35°
5 wet · 2 snow
Apr
68° / 40°
4 wet · 1 snow
May
78° / 49°
5 wet
Jun
88° / 58°
5 wet
Jul
89° / 62°
11 wet
Aug
86° / 61°
11 wet
Sep
80° / 55°
8 wet
Oct
68° / 43°
6 wet
Nov
54° / 33°
5 wet · 2 snow
Dec
44° / 26°
5 wet · 3 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Albuquerque Foothills Ne, NM, 4.8 mi away at 5,994 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Carnuel Crag is a climbing area on city land in Albuquerque, New Mexico, within the City of Albuquerque 1. It sits among a cluster of climbing and hiking spots, with Super Rock and the Yucca Loop both about half a mile away. The area has 24 routes, with sport climbing making up the bulk of them. The grades run from 5.5 to 5.12a, and the hardest route listed is the mixed Adam Bomb at 5.12a. Tally Ho is a trad route at 5.7, and Squeeze Play is a sport route at 5.5. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 78°F and October highs around 68°F, while July and August bring the most wet days, about 11 each month.