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Roadside Attraction Boulder

Roadside Attraction Boulder is a New Mexico bouldering crag with 5 routes.

5 routes
V0 – V6
Bouldering

Is Roadside Attraction Boulder open right now?

No closures listed

The Forest Service lists no closures for Cibola National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Cibola National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Roadside Attraction Boulder

Best months: April–June and August–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.

  1. Jan

    48° / 21°

    2 wet · 1 snow

  2. Feb

    52° / 22°

    2 wet · 1 snow

  3. Mar

    59° / 28°

    2 wet · 1 snow

  4. Apr

    66° / 35°

    3 wet

  5. May

    76° / 45°

    4 wet

  6. Jun

    85° / 54°

    5 wet

  7. Jul

    88° / 58°

    7 wet

  8. Aug

    85° / 57°

    7 wet

  9. Sep

    79° / 51°

    4 wet

  10. Oct

    69° / 38°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    57° / 28°

    2 wet · 1 snow

  12. Dec

    47° / 21°

    2 wet · 2 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Roy, NM, 15.4 mi away at 5,743 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Roadside Attraction Boulder is a bouldering area in the Kiowa/Rita Blanca National Grasslands, part of the Cibola National Forest in north-central New Mexico. The Forest Service manages the land, and the spot sits within a small cluster of climbing areas, with Roadside Attraction and West Face about a tenth of a mile away and South Face and Mushroom Boulder at similar distances. The bouldering here is all in the boulder style, with five routes that range from V0 to V6. The most straightforward is B.B. at V0, and the hardest is The Cobra at V6. The grades run from easy to moderate, with the median at V3. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Roy weather station show May highs around 76°F and October highs near 69°F, with July peaking around 88°F. Mills Canyon is about 0.3 miles away and Mills Canyon Rim Campground is just as close for an overnight stay. The Bench lies about 0.7 miles off.

Routes (5)