The Low Horns
Low Horns, The in New Mexico has 18 climbing routes with mixed and trad options.
Photo: uıɐɾ ʞ ʇɐɯɐs, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 18 routes
- 5.2 – 5.10
- Trad · Mixed
The Low Horns is a climbing area in the Organ Mountains Wilderness of southern New Mexico, on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management's Las Cruces District Office. It sits within the wilderness, about 0.3 miles from The High Horns and 0.5 miles from (C) Long Rib and South Rabbit Ear, so it pairs easily with those other crags. The area has 19 routes, mostly trad with one mixed, and the grades run from 5.2 up to 5.10+. Among the named routes are 2-3 Saddle at 5.2, North Face at 5.6, Gertch's Folly at 5.9-, and Psycho at 5.10+. For a break from the rock, Aguirre Spring Recreation Area and Campground is about 1.3 miles away, and the Pine Tree Loop hike is about 1.2 miles off.
Routes (18)
Gertch(2)
Gertch's Arch(4)
Gertch's Half Brother(3)
Low Horn 1(2)
Low Horn 2(2)
Low Horn 3(2)
Low Horn 4 (McCalla Horn)(1)
Low Horn 5(1)
Low Horn 6(1)
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