Martini Roof area
Martini Roof area in New Mexico has 10 bouldering routes with 10 distinct difficulty grades.
- 10 routes
- V5 – V14
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Martini Roof area
Best months: February–April and October–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.
Jan
59° / 29°
2 wet
Feb
64° / 34°
2 wet
Mar
73° / 40°
2 wet
Apr
80° / 46°
1 wet
May
88° / 54°
2 wet
Jun
97° / 64°
4 wet
Jul
96° / 67°
7 wet
Aug
94° / 66°
7 wet
Sep
89° / 61°
4 wet
Oct
80° / 49°
3 wet
Nov
66° / 37°
2 wet
Dec
58° / 29°
3 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Orogrande, NM, 6.1 mi away at 4,221 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Martini Roof is a bouldering area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Las Cruces District Office in southern New Mexico, about 6 miles from the town of Las Cruces. The area is known for its bouldering, with 10 routes spread across the boulder style, and the grades run from V5 up to V14. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Orogrande show March highs around 73°F and October highs around 80°F, while June and July average in the mid-90s. The routes here are all boulders, and the hardest is Esperanza at V14, first climbed by Fred Nicole. Other named routes include Schadenfraud at V5, Dirty Martini on the Rocks at V9, and Tequila Sunrise at V11-12.
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