New Mexico · Rock climbing · Las Cruces

Rabbit Ears Slabs

10 traditional climbing routes on slab rock in New Mexico.

10 routes
5.5 – 5.11
Trad

Rabbit Ears Slabs is a trad climbing area in the Organ Mountains Wilderness of southern New Mexico, within the Bureau of Land Management's Las Cruces District Office. The surrounding land is wilderness, and the nearest town is Las Cruces. The area has 10 trad routes, with grades ranging from 5.5 to 5.11. The hardest is Cheap Trick at 5.11, a first ascent by Mike Head and Mark Motes in 1980. Bucky's Twin is the easiest at 5.5, and Keyhole Ridge sits at 5.8+. The Citadel and Lambda both lie about 0.1 mile away, and North Organs is about 0.3 mile off. Aguirre Spring Recreation Area and Campground, roughly 1.9 miles away, is the closest place to camp.

Routes (10)

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