Main Area
Main Area is a New Mexico bouldering crag with 8 routes.
- 8 routes
- V0 – V10-11
- Bouldering
Is Main Area open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Sandia Ranger District. It doesn't name Main Area, so check the source for the area it covers (3 listed).
Area Closure for Recreation Residence Structures and Property at 91 Casa Loma Road
Agency closure covering Sandia Ranger District · Order 03-03-05-26-14 · USFS · Sandia Ranger District
Area Closure for Recreation Residence Structures and Property at 69 Casa Loma Road
Agency closure covering Sandia Ranger District · Order 03-03-05-26-13 · USFS · Sandia Ranger District
Area Closure for Sandia Crest “Switchback” Hazard Tree and Fuel Reduction Project
Agency closure covering Sandia Ranger District · Order 03-03-05-26-02 · USFS · Sandia Ranger District
Mountainair and Sandia Ranger Districts Stage 1 Fire Restriction Lifted
Agency alert covering Sandia Ranger District · Order 03-03-00-26-20 · USFS · Sandia Ranger District
Mountainair and Sandia Ranger Districts Stage 1 Fire Restriction Order 03-03-00-26-05
Agency alert covering Sandia Ranger District · Order 03-03-00-26-05 · USFS · Sandia Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Sandia Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Main Area
Best months: April–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
44° / 19°
Feb
48° / 22°
Mar
55° / 26°
Apr
63° / 34°
May
73° / 41°
Jun
83° / 49°
Jul
83° / 53°
Aug
80° / 52°
Sep
77° / 46°
Oct
65° / 36°
Nov
54° / 24°
Dec
43° / 18°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sandia Park, NM, 6.1 mi away at 7,030 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Main Area is a bouldering climbing area within the Sandia Mountain Wilderness, on the Sandia Ranger District of Cibola National Forest in New Mexico. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits inside designated wilderness, which makes it a compact, compact destination for climbers focused on bouldering. The bouldering here runs from V0 up to V10-11, with eight routes in total, all of them boulders. Among the named ones are Fo Willy at V0 and Bhuda Otik at V10-11. Hammer Toe and Little Otik are both V8, and Crease is V4-. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Sandia Park, about 6 miles away and 273 feet lower, show May highs around 73°F and September highs near 77°F. Winters are cold, with January highs around 44°F and lows near 19°F. The area is close to other climbing and hiking. Upper Simms is 0.2 miles away, and Simms Park (Elena Gallegos Picnic Area) is 0.3 miles off. The Pino hike starts 0.1 miles away, and the Sandia Mountains climbing area is 0.9 miles away.
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