Miner's Crag
Miner's Crag in New Mexico has 42 climbing routes with sport and trad options.
- 42 routes
- 5.6 – 5.13-
- Trad · Sport
Best time to visit Miner's Crag
Best months: May–June and August–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
42° / 12°
3 wet
Feb
46° / 19°
3 wet
Mar
55° / 25°
4 wet
Apr
63° / 31°
4 wet
May
73° / 37°
5 wet
Jun
84° / 47°
5 wet
Jul
87° / 53°
8 wet
Aug
84° / 51°
10 wet
Sep
78° / 45°
6 wet
Oct
67° / 32°
5 wet
Nov
53° / 22°
4 wet
Dec
42° / 14°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Taos, NM, 15.6 mi away at 6,965 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Miner's Crag is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Taos Field Office of New Mexico, about 15 miles from Taos. It sits among a cluster of hiking routes, with Miner's Trail and the West Rim Trail both about 0.2 miles away. The area has 42 routes, split evenly between trad and sport climbing, with grades ranging from 5.6 to 5.13-. The median grade is 5.10b. Among the named routes are Tin Cup, a 5.8+ trad climb, and Diamond in the Rough, a 5.13- sport route. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from the Taos weather station, about 15 miles away, show May highs near 73°F and September highs near 78°F, while July and August bring the most wet days. Nearby, Main Wall and The Alpine Lite Cliffs are both about 3.5 miles away. Wild Rivers Recreation Area offers river fishing about 5.8 miles off, and Lower Hondo campground is about 8.8 miles away.
Routes (42)
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