New Mexico · Rock climbing · Las Cruces

NIMBY Boulder

NIMBY Boulder in New Mexico has 8 bouldering routes across 6 grades.

NIMBY BoulderPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
8 routes
V1-2 – V8
Bouldering

Best time to visit NIMBY Boulder

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.

NIMBY Boulder is a bouldering area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Las Cruces District Office in southern New Mexico. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots and trails, with Snake Den and Aguirre Bouldering both within a third of a mile. The area has eight bouldering routes, all rated on the V scale. The easiest are V1-2, with the hardest at V8. Among them are "Mysterious Woman" and "Dancing on Glass" at V2, "Pookie Baby" at V4-, and "Friction Confliction" and "N.I.M.B.Y." at V8. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show April highs around 78°F and October highs around 80°F, while June and July average highs near 96°F. That station sits about 1,500 feet lower than the boulders, so temperatures on the rock run cooler. Indian Hollow Trail and Pine Tree Loop are both within half a mile, and Aguirre Spring Recreation Area and Campground is about half a mile away.

Routes (8)

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