New Mexico · Rock climbing · Jemez Springs

Rabbit Rock

Rabbit Rock in New Mexico has 6 climbing routes across 4 grades.

6 routes
5.8 – 5.11a
Sport · Trad

Is Rabbit Rock open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Jemez Ranger District. It doesn't name Rabbit Rock, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Jemez Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Rabbit Rock

Best months: May–June and September. 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

    36° / 9°

    9 wet

  2. Feb

    38° / 12°

    9 wet

  3. Mar

    44° / 20°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    52° / 25°

    8 wet

  5. May

    62° / 32°

    8 wet

  6. Jun

    72° / 39°

    8 wet

  7. Jul

    74° / 45°

    15 wet

  8. Aug

    71° / 43°

    15 wet

  9. Sep

    66° / 35°

    11 wet

  10. Oct

    57° / 26°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    45° / 17°

    6 wet

  12. Dec

    36° / 9°

    9 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Los Alamos 13 W, NM, 2.7 mi away at 8,716 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Rabbit Rock is a climbing area in the Jemez Ranger District of Santa Fe National Forest in New Mexico, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots and trails, with the North East Fork hike just 0.1 mile away and The Amphitheater and Cragacito within about a third of a mile. The climbing here is mostly sport, with a single trad route, Drumpf, at the lower end of the grade range. The six routes listed run from 5.8 to 5.11a. Chim Chim Arete is 5.8, and Never Too Old to Send is 5.11a. The area's highest climb is Stretch at 5.10a, and Drumpf was first ascended by Ken Ewing and the Los Alamos Mountaineers in the mid 1950s. The most comfortable climbing weather comes in June and September, when typical averages from a nearby weather station at Los Alamos run from about 72°F highs in June to 66°F in September. That station sits at 8,716 feet, and winter highs there average around 36°F.

Routes (6)