Yucca Flower Tower
Yucca Flower Tower in New Mexico has 10 climbing routes across 10 grades with alpine no fixed protection.
Photo: Ktr101, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 10 routes
- 5.8 – 5.13d
- Alpine
Is Yucca Flower Tower open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Sandia Ranger District. It doesn't name Yucca Flower Tower, so check the source for the area it covers (3 listed).
Area Closure for Recreation Residence Structures and Property at 91 Casa Loma Road
Agency closure covering Sandia Ranger District · Order 03-03-05-26-14 · USFS · Sandia Ranger District
Area Closure for Recreation Residence Structures and Property at 69 Casa Loma Road
Agency closure covering Sandia Ranger District · Order 03-03-05-26-13 · USFS · Sandia Ranger District
Area Closure for Sandia Crest “Switchback” Hazard Tree and Fuel Reduction Project
Agency closure covering Sandia Ranger District · Order 03-03-05-26-02 · USFS · Sandia Ranger District
Mountainair and Sandia Ranger Districts Stage 1 Fire Restriction Lifted
Agency alert covering Sandia Ranger District · Order 03-03-00-26-20 · USFS · Sandia Ranger District
Mountainair and Sandia Ranger Districts Stage 1 Fire Restriction Order 03-03-00-26-05
Agency alert covering Sandia Ranger District · Order 03-03-00-26-05 · USFS · Sandia Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Sandia Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Yucca Flower Tower is a climbing area in the Sandia Mountain Wilderness, part of the Sandia Ranger District of Cibola National Forest in New Mexico. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits within designated wilderness, so expect the rules and expectations of a protected backcountry setting. The climbing here is alpine, with 10 routes spread across the area. Grades run from 5.8 up to 5.13d, with the median around 5.10d. Aces and Eights is the easiest at 5.8, and Medicine Man is the hardest at 5.13d. The routes are all alpine in style, and several of them were first ascended in the late 1980s by climbers including Kathy Kocon, Mark Leonard and Paul Horak. The area is packed with other climbing and hiking close by. Bush Shark Area and Echo Canyon are each about 0.1 mile away, and TWA Canyon is about 0.2 mile off. The Crest Spur Trail is about 0.3 mile away for a hike.
Routes (10)
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