New Mexico · Rock climbing · Jemez Springs

Cattle Call Wall Area

Cattle Call Wall Area in New Mexico has 25 routes across 16 grades, offering bouldering, sport, and trad climbing.

25 routes
5.6 – 5.12a/b
Sport · Mixed · Bouldering

Is Cattle Call Wall Area open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Jemez Ranger District. It doesn't name Cattle Call Wall Area, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Jemez Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Cattle Call Wall Area

Best months: May–June and September. 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

    36° / 9°

    9 wet

  2. Feb

    38° / 12°

    9 wet

  3. Mar

    44° / 20°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    52° / 25°

    8 wet

  5. May

    62° / 32°

    8 wet

  6. Jun

    72° / 39°

    8 wet

  7. Jul

    74° / 45°

    15 wet

  8. Aug

    71° / 43°

    15 wet

  9. Sep

    66° / 35°

    11 wet

  10. Oct

    57° / 26°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    45° / 17°

    6 wet

  12. Dec

    36° / 9°

    9 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Los Alamos 13 W, NM, 3.1 mi away at 8,716 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Cattle Call Wall Area is a climbing area in the Jemez Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest in New Mexico, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among several other climbing spots, with Gateway Rock, The Grotto and Chilly Willy Wall each about 0.2 miles away, which makes it easy to pair with a nearby crag for a day of climbing. The routes here cover a range of styles and grades. There are 25 routes in all, with 16 of them sport, and the rest mixed, boulder or trad. The YDS scale runs from 5.6 up to 5.12a/b, while the V scale reaches V5. Some of the named routes include Pie In Your Eye at 5.6, Crucible at 5.8, Eat Mor Chikin at 5.9 and La Vaca Blanca at 5.11b/c. Roadside Attraction is a trad route at 5.12a/b, first climbed by Cam Burns in 1989. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Los Alamos show July highs around 74°F and lows near 45°F, though July and August also bring the most wet days of the year, about 15 each. Winter is much colder, with January highs around 36°F and lows near 9°F. Hikers can head to East Fork Trail (137), about 1.1 miles away, or Cerro Pelado, about 2.5 miles off. For an overnight stay, Jemez Falls Campground is about 4.2 miles away.

Routes (25)

We Bulls Wobble5.10bCow Pies For Breakfast5.10dFilet OnFA: Vaino Kodas, doni (9/2010)5.11aLa Vaca BlancaFA: Vaino Kodas, doni5.11b/cParanoiaFA: Mikey Fisher and Nate (?)5.11cUdder LimitsFA: Vaino Kodas, doni5.11cUdder NonsenseFA: Vaino Kodas, doni5.12aRoadside AttractionFA: Cam Burns, with his dad belaying, 19895.12a/bPie In Your Eye5.6Cattle Guard SyndromeFA: doni, Vaino Kodas (9/2010)5.7Johnny Can't LeadFA: John A. DiMarino, John DiMarino, Jesse Howard, Steve DiMarino5.7Cow Flop CrackFA: Gary Clark5.8CrucibleFA: Marc Beverly5.8Cud For LuLu5.8Ow Now Right5.8Unnamed5.8Route 25.8+A La VergaFA: Scott Beguin, 20005.9Bovine Inspiration5.9Eat Mor ChikinFA: doni, George Perkins, Paul Burger, Vaino Kodas5.9Mooo5.9-Ow NowFA: Gary Clark5.9-Unnamed 2V2Cattle Call DynoV4PickpocketV5