Needle and Squaretops
Needle and Squaretops in New Mexico has 12 climbing routes.
Photo: uıɐɾ ʞ ʇɐɯɐs, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 12 routes
- 5.4 – 5.12b
- Trad · Alpine
Needle and Squaretops is a climbing area in the Organ Mountains Wilderness of southern New Mexico, managed by the Bureau of Land Management through its Las Cruces District Office. It sits among several climbing and hiking destinations, with the Organ Needle and Little Squaretop Massif areas each about 0.1 mile away. The area holds 12 routes, most of them trad with one alpine climb, and the grade range runs from 5.4 up to 5.12-. North Face, Hummingbird Saddle Route is the alpine route at 5.4, and the East Buttress is the hardest at 5.12-. Other popular options include Stardust at 5.10a and Space Cowboy at 5.8. The closest trails are the Organ Needle Trail, about 0.6 mile away, and the Organ Peak Trail, about 0.7 mile away. Aguirre Spring Recreation Area and Campground, roughly 1.5 miles off, offers a place to camp.
Routes (12)
Frontera(3)
Little Squaretop(1)
Minerva's Temple(3)
Retaining Wall, The(1)
S-1(1)
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