New Mexico · Rock climbing · Albuquerque

U-Mound

U-Mound is a bouldering crag in New Mexico with 4 routes.

4 routes
V0 – V1+
Bouldering

Best time to visit U-Mound

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

    45° / 26°

    5 wet · 3 snow

  2. Feb

    51° / 29°

    5 wet · 3 snow

  3. Mar

    60° / 35°

    5 wet · 2 snow

  4. Apr

    68° / 40°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  5. May

    78° / 49°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    88° / 58°

    5 wet

  7. Jul

    89° / 62°

    11 wet

  8. Aug

    86° / 61°

    11 wet

  9. Sep

    80° / 55°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    68° / 43°

    6 wet

  11. Nov

    54° / 33°

    5 wet · 2 snow

  12. Dec

    44° / 26°

    5 wet · 3 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Albuquerque Foothills Ne, NM, 3.4 mi away at 5,994 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

U-Mound is a bouldering area in the Sandia Foothills of New Mexico, on city land. It sits among a cluster of named climbing spots, with the Upper Mound (main upper cluster of boulders) and Brett and Jill boulders just 0.1 mile away. The routes here are all boulders, and the grade range runs from V0 to V1+. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 78°F and October highs around 68°F, while July and August bring the most wet days, about 11 each month. The closest trails are the U Mound Eye of the Sandias Link, about 0.3 mile away, and the Foothills hike, about half a mile off.

Routes (4)

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