Main Wall
Main Wall in New Mexico has 33 routes across 20 grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad climbing.
- 33 routes
- 5.8 – 5.14a
- Sport · Trad · Mixed
Best time to visit Main Wall
Best months: April–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
44° / 20°
4 wet
Feb
50° / 23°
4 wet
Mar
59° / 28°
5 wet
Apr
66° / 34°
4 wet
May
76° / 43°
4 wet
Jun
87° / 52°
5 wet
Jul
88° / 58°
10 wet
Aug
86° / 56°
10 wet
Sep
80° / 49°
7 wet
Oct
68° / 38°
5 wet
Nov
54° / 27°
4 wet
Dec
44° / 20°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Santa Fe Co Muni Ap, NM, 13.9 mi away at 6,344 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Main Wall is a climbing area in northern New Mexico on Bureau of Land Management land within the Taos Field Office. The land is managed by the BLM, and the area sits close to the town of Taos. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the Santa Fe airport weather station, about 14 miles away, show May highs around 76°F and October highs near 68°F, while July and August highs reach about 88°F and bring roughly 10 wet days a month. The climbing is dense here. The Shack and Dog House both sit about 0.1 mile away, and Styx and Mordor are each about half a mile off. For a hike, El Camino Real Historic Route Trail is under a mile away.
Routes (33)
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