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Super Hero Wall (Grey Wall)

Super Hero Wall (Grey Wall) in New Mexico has 17 climbing routes across 12 grades.

17 routes
5.6 – 5.12a
Sport · Trad

Best time to visit Super Hero Wall (Grey Wall)

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.

  1. Jan

    55° / 25°

    3 wet

  2. Feb

    60° / 28°

    2 wet

  3. Mar

    67° / 34°

    2 wet

  4. Apr

    75° / 40°

    2 wet

  5. May

    83° / 48°

    3 wet

  6. Jun

    92° / 56°

    5 wet

  7. Jul

    92° / 62°

    9 wet

  8. Aug

    89° / 60°

    10 wet

  9. Sep

    84° / 53°

    7 wet

  10. Oct

    75° / 42°

    4 wet

  11. Nov

    63° / 31°

    3 wet

  12. Dec

    54° / 25°

    3 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Hillsboro, NM, 19.3 mi away at 5,267 ft. The station sits about 1,000 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.

Super Hero Wall (Grey Wall) is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Las Cruces District Office in New Mexico. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, with Villain Wall, Bat Cave and Trojan Wall (Right of Bat Cave) all about 0.1 mile away, and The Barr about 0.2 mile off. The area has 17 routes, 15 of which are sport climbs and two are trad. The YDS grades run from 5.6 up to 5.12a, with the hardest route being Upper Blue Falcon at 5.12a. Some of the named routes include Stegosaurus (5.6 trad), Blue Falcon (5.9 sport), The Oracle (5.9 sport), Mega Man (5.10c sport) and The Bat (5.11a/b sport). Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Hillsboro show April highs around 75°F and October highs around 75°F, while summer highs reach about 92°F and July and August bring the most wet days.

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