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Cobble Cave

Cobble Cave in New Mexico offers 5 sport climbing routes with 5 distinct difficulty grades.

5 routes
5.11d – 5.14a
Sport

Is Cobble Cave 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 Cobble Cave

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, 4 mi away at 6,870 ft. The station sits about 500 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.

Cobble Cave is a sport 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 climbing areas, with Little River Wall, Sideshow Attraction Wall and Main Wall all about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all sport, and the routes run from about 5.11d up to 5.14a. The hardest is Cobbletopia at 5.14a, and the easiest is Kick Me in the Jimmy at 5.11d. Broken Desire 43 is a 5.13a, and Cobble Killer is a 5.13c. All are sport routes. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in El Rito show May highs around 72°F and September highs around 76°F, with July and August the wettest months. El Rito campground is about 1.3 miles away, and Pirate's Wall is about 2.2 miles off. Farther out, the Cdt - New Mexico Section hike is about 6.5 miles away and the Yeso hike is about 9.3 miles away.

Routes (5)