Ship Rock
Ship Rock in New Mexico has 12 trad climbing routes across 5 difficulty grades.
Photo: Jon Gudorf Photography, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 12 routes
- 5.7 – 5.10+
- Trad
Best time to visit Ship Rock
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.
Jan
39° / 18°
Feb
46° / 24°
Mar
55° / 30°
Apr
60° / 35°
May
72° / 43°
Jun
84° / 53°
Jul
88° / 59°
Aug
85° / 58°
Sep
79° / 52°
Oct
67° / 39°
Nov
53° / 29°
Dec
41° / 19°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lukachukai, AZ, 28.5 mi away at 6,520 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Ship Rock is a climbing area in New Mexico, managed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and set within the Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management unit. It sits in a cluster of traditional routes, with The Sextant just 0.3 miles away. The climbing here is all trad, with 12 routes spread across a range from 5.7 to 5.10+. The easiest is Bo'sun at 5.7, and the hardest is Moby Dike at 5.10+. Long's Couloir, a 5.9, was first climbed by Bill Long, Bob Skinner and Jim Wilson on April 15, 1952. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from the nearby Lukachukai, AZ weather station show May highs around 72°F and September highs near 79°F, with lows in the 40s.
Routes (12)
Crow Spire(1)
Fathom Spire(1)
Outrigger Spire(1)
Roost, The(1)
Spinnaker Tower(2)
Other routes(6)
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