Spook Outlying Boulders
Spook Outlying Boulders in New Mexico has 7 climbing routes with bouldering pads and sport.
- 7 routes
- V2 – V9
- Bouldering · Sport
Best time to visit Spook Outlying Boulders
Best months: March–May and September–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
52° / 23°
3 wet
Feb
59° / 28°
3 wet
Mar
67° / 34°
3 wet
Apr
75° / 41°
2 wet
May
83° / 49°
3 wet
Jun
91° / 57°
4 wet
Jul
91° / 63°
8 wet
Aug
89° / 61°
9 wet
Sep
84° / 53°
6 wet
Oct
73° / 41°
4 wet
Nov
61° / 31°
4 wet
Dec
50° / 24°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Socorro, NM, 7 mi away at 4,593 ft. The station sits about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Spook Outlying Boulders is a bouldering area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Socorro Field Office of New Mexico, about 7 miles from the town of Socorro. It sits among a cluster of climbing areas, with Spook Main Wall and Wallflower Wall each about 0.2 miles away and Hueco Wall about 0.4 miles off. The Silva Trail starts just 0.1 mile away. The boulders here are the main draw. The area has seven routes, six of them boulders and one sport route. The boulders range from V2 to V9 on the V scale, with Substance P at V8 and Red Dwarf at V9 among the hardest. The sport route is listed as 5.7 on the YDS scale. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Socorro show April highs around 75°F and October highs around 73°F, while July and August average highs near 91°F and bring the most wet days of the year. Water Canyon Campground, about 9 miles away, is the closest place to camp.
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