New Mexico · Bouldering · Las Cruces

Mysterious Woman

Entry-level climb at NIMBY Boulder's V1-2 to V8 range.

V1-2
grade
Bouldering Pads
style

Best time to visit Mysterious Woman

Best months: October–April. 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.

  1. Jan

    59° / 30°

    3 wet

  2. Feb

    64° / 34°

    3 wet

  3. Mar

    71° / 39°

    2 wet

  4. Apr

    78° / 46°

    1 wet

  5. May

    87° / 54°

    2 wet

  6. Jun

    96° / 64°

    4 wet

  7. Jul

    96° / 69°

    8 wet

  8. Aug

    94° / 68°

    8 wet

  9. Sep

    88° / 61°

    5 wet

  10. Oct

    80° / 48°

    4 wet

  11. Nov

    68° / 37°

    3 wet

  12. Dec

    58° / 30°

    3 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at State Univ, NM, 13.7 mi away at 3,886 ft. The station sits about 1,500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of the entry-level climbs at NIMBY Boulder, where the catalogued range spans from V1-2 to V8.

Photo of the crag

NIMBY Boulder — the crag this route is on
NIMBY Boulder, New Mexico — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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