Texas · Bouldering · El Paso

Best of the West

A high-end problem in the Scepter sector at West Mountain.

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Best time to visit Best of the West

Best months: February–May and October–November. 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

    54° / 32°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  2. Feb

    59° / 35°

    3 wet · 1 snow

  3. Mar

    67° / 41°

    3 wet

  4. Apr

    75° / 46°

    2 wet

  5. May

    85° / 55°

    2 wet

  6. Jun

    93° / 64°

    4 wet

  7. Jul

    93° / 65°

    8 wet

  8. Aug

    91° / 65°

    7 wet

  9. Sep

    86° / 60°

    4 wet

  10. Oct

    76° / 50°

    4 wet

  11. Nov

    64° / 39°

    3 wet

  12. Dec

    54° / 33°

    4 wet · 1 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at El Paso 32 Ene, TX, 7.3 mi away at 5,240 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 42 boulder problems catalogued at West Mountain, this climb sits near the upper end of the crag's V0–V11 range in the Scepter sector.

Photo of the crag

West Mountain — the crag this route is on
West Mountain, Texas — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: aafromaa, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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