New Mexico · Rock climbing · Carson

(L2) Hopper's Hangover Wall

Hopper's Hangover Wall in New Mexico offers 11 mixed, sport, and trad climbing routes across 6 difficulty grades.

11 routes
5.9 – 5.12a
Sport · Trad · Mixed

Best time to visit (L2) Hopper's Hangover Wall

Best months: May–June 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

    42° / 12°

    3 wet

  2. Feb

    46° / 19°

    3 wet

  3. Mar

    55° / 25°

    4 wet

  4. Apr

    63° / 31°

    4 wet

  5. May

    73° / 37°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    84° / 47°

    5 wet

  7. Jul

    87° / 53°

    8 wet

  8. Aug

    84° / 51°

    10 wet

  9. Sep

    78° / 45°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    67° / 32°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    53° / 22°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    42° / 14°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Taos, NM, 8.1 mi away at 6,965 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Hopper's Hangover Wall is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Taos Field Office of New Mexico, about 8 miles from the town of Taos. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, with El Grito Del Norte Wall, John Nichol's Wall and Panorama Wall all within about a tenth of a mile. The area has 11 routes, with grades ranging from 5.9 to 5.12a. Six are sport routes, three are trad, and two are mixed. Among the named routes are "Forever Jung" at 5.9, "Stinky Finger" at 5.11a and "Hopper's Hangover" at 5.12a. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Taos show May highs around 73°F and September highs around 78°F, while July averages climb to 87°F and winter highs sit near 42°F.

Routes (11)