Upper Mound - the corridor
Upper Mound - the corridor in New Mexico has 8 bouldering routes on 7 difficulty grades.
- 8 routes
- V3+ – V10
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Upper Mound - the corridor
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.
Jan
45° / 26°
5 wet · 3 snow
Feb
51° / 29°
5 wet · 3 snow
Mar
60° / 35°
5 wet · 2 snow
Apr
68° / 40°
4 wet · 1 snow
May
78° / 49°
5 wet
Jun
88° / 58°
5 wet
Jul
89° / 62°
11 wet
Aug
86° / 61°
11 wet
Sep
80° / 55°
8 wet
Oct
68° / 43°
6 wet
Nov
54° / 33°
5 wet · 2 snow
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.
Upper Mound - the corridor is a bouldering area in the Sandia Foothills of New Mexico, on city land. It sits within a cluster of climbing spots, with the Upper Mound (main upper cluster of boulders) and U-Mound both about 0.1 mile away. The corridor itself is a bouldering corridor, and the routes here are all boulders, ranging from V3+ to V10. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically May and September, when typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs around 78°F to 80°F and lows near 49°F to 55°F. July and August are hotter and wetter, with highs in the upper 80s and about 11 wet days a month. The corridor has eight bouldering routes, with grades from V3+ up to V10. Among them are the Corridor Problem at V6 and Hito at V10. The Brett and Jill boulders and the Warmup Boulders (AKA Brett & Jill boulders) South Side are also about 0.1 mile away.
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