New Mexico · Bouldering · Jemez Springs

Tsunami SDS AKA: The Butterfly Effect

The hardest climb catalogued at Tsunami Boulder.

V10
grade
Bouldering Pads
style

Is Tsunami SDS AKA: The Butterfly Effect open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Jemez Ranger District. It doesn't name Tsunami SDS AKA: The Butterfly Effect, 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 Tsunami SDS AKA: The Butterfly Effect

Best months: April–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

    48° / 19°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    52° / 22°

    4 wet

  3. Mar

    60° / 28°

    4 wet

  4. Apr

    67° / 33°

    3 wet

  5. May

    76° / 41°

    3 wet

  6. Jun

    87° / 50°

    4 wet

  7. Jul

    89° / 55°

    9 wet

  8. Aug

    86° / 54°

    9 wet

  9. Sep

    80° / 47°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    70° / 36°

    4 wet

  11. Nov

    56° / 26°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    47° / 19°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Jemez Springs, NM, 5.5 mi away at 6,262 ft. The station sits about 500 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.

This represents the upper end of the climbing catalogue at Mesa's Tsunami Boulder sector, where only two routes have been documented in the V-grade system.

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