New Mexico · Rock climbing · Carlsbad

Last Chance Canyon

Last Chance Canyon in New Mexico offers 15 sport climbing routes across 11 difficulty grades.

15 routes
5.7 – 5.13b
Sport

Is Last Chance Canyon open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Lincoln National Forest.

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

Best time to visit Last Chance Canyon

Best months: February–May and August–November. 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

    54° / 32°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    56° / 34°

    4 wet

  3. Mar

    63° / 40°

    4 wet

  4. Apr

    71° / 46°

    3 wet

  5. May

    79° / 55°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    88° / 63°

    7 wet

  7. Jul

    87° / 64°

    9 wet

  8. Aug

    84° / 62°

    10 wet

  9. Sep

    80° / 58°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    72° / 50°

    6 wet

  11. Nov

    61° / 39°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    54° / 33°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Pine Springs, TX, 24 mi away at 5,591 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Last Chance Canyon is a climbing area in the Guadalupe Ranger District of Lincoln National Forest in New Mexico, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of named climbing areas, with Mad Cow Wall, Violince Wall and Breakfast Wall all about 0.1 mile away. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show April highs around 71°F and October highs around 72°F, with July and August bringing highs in the upper 80s and the most wet days of the year. For a change from climbing, the Overlook Trail lies about 2.4 miles away and Sitting Bull Falls about 3.4 miles.

Routes (15)