New Mexico · Rock climbing · Las Cruces

Nauty Boulders

Nauty Boulders in New Mexico offers 6 bouldering routes across 5 difficulty grades.

Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

6 routes

V0 – V2

Bouldering

Best time to visit Nauty Boulders

Best months: March–May and 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
56° / 23°
3 wet
Feb
62° / 26°
2 wet
Mar
69° / 32°
1 wet
Apr
77° / 39°
1 wet
May
85° / 47°
3 wet
Jun
95° / 59°
3 wet
Jul
94° / 66°
9 wet
Aug
91° / 64°
9 wet
Sep
86° / 56°
5 wet
Oct
77° / 42°
3 wet
Nov
66° / 31°
3 wet
Dec
55° / 23°
4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Las Cruces 20 N, NM, 10.5 mi away at 4,327 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Nauty Boulders is a bouldering area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Las Cruces District Office of New Mexico, about 10 miles from the town of Las Cruces. It sits among a cluster of climbing areas, with the Felsenmeer Area just 0.2 miles away and the Butt Cheek Area and Sugar Bowl each about 0.4 miles off. The boulders here are all boulder problems, and the routes run from V0 to V2. The easiest are Oneironaut at V0-1 and Truckonaut at V0, while Fapstronaut is the hardest at V2. The area is small, with six routes in total, so it works well as a short stop rather than a full day's climbing. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Las Cruces show April highs around 77°F and October highs around 77°F, while July and August average highs near 94°F with more wet days. That station sits about 460 feet lower than the boulders, so temperatures on the rock run a little cooler.