New Mexico · Rock climbing · Torreon

Damage Wall

Damage Wall in New Mexico has 9 sport climbing routes across 8 difficulty grades.

9 routes
5.10+ – 5.12a
Sport

Is Damage Wall open right now?

No closures listed

The Forest Service lists no closures for Cibola National Forest.

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

Best time to visit Damage Wall

Best months: April–May and August–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

    46° / 18°

    5 wet

  2. Feb

    51° / 23°

    4 wet

  3. Mar

    58° / 27°

    5 wet

  4. Apr

    66° / 32°

    4 wet

  5. May

    76° / 41°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    87° / 50°

    6 wet

  7. Jul

    88° / 55°

    11 wet

  8. Aug

    85° / 53°

    10 wet

  9. Sep

    79° / 45°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    68° / 36°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    55° / 25°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    47° / 19°

    5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mountainair 8nw, NM, 4.9 mi away at 6,672 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.

Damage Wall is a climbing area on Forest Service land in the Mountainair Ranger District of Cibola National Forest in New Mexico. The Forest Service manages the surrounding land, and the wall sits among a cluster of other climbing areas, including Radical Wall, Bulge Wall, Power Wall and the Flowing Cave Area, each about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is sport, with 9 routes ranging from 5.10a up to 5.12. The Samet & Jett guide records the first ascent of Physical Therapy by Kirk Miller and Kevin Gabaldon, and of Damage, Inc by Matt Samet. The hardest route is The Last Straw at 5.12. Spring and fall are the most comfortable seasons. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Mountainair show May highs around 76°F and October highs around 68°F, while July and August run hotter and wetter, with highs near 85 to 88°F and about 10 to 11 wet days a month. Hikers can head to the Manzano Crest Trail, about 2.8 miles away, or Fourth of July Campground, about 7.7 miles away.

Routes (9)