Gotham City
Gotham City in New Mexico offers sport climbing on 2 routes.
- 2 routes
- 5.10d – 5.11a
- Sport
Best time to visit Gotham City
Best months: March–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
55° / 25°
3 wet
Feb
60° / 28°
2 wet
Mar
67° / 34°
2 wet
Apr
75° / 40°
2 wet
May
83° / 48°
3 wet
Jun
92° / 56°
5 wet
Jul
92° / 62°
9 wet
Aug
89° / 60°
10 wet
Sep
84° / 53°
7 wet
Oct
75° / 42°
4 wet
Nov
63° / 31°
3 wet
Dec
54° / 25°
3 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Hillsboro, NM, 19.2 mi away at 5,267 ft. The station sits about 700 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.
Gotham City is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Las Cruces District Office in southern New Mexico. It sits among a cluster of named climbing areas, so it works well as a base for exploring the surrounding routes. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Hillsboro show April and October highs around 75°F with lows in the low 40s, while July and August highs reach about 92°F and bring the most wet days of the year. Main Wall is just 0.1 mile away, and Barr, The is 0.2 mile off. Super Hero Wall (Grey Wall) and Villain Wall are each about 0.4 mile from Gotham City.
Routes (2)
Early Wall(2)
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