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Between the Sheets

Between the Sheets is a 5-route bouldering crag in Texas with routes spanning 5 difficulty grades.

Between the SheetsPhoto: aafromaa, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
5 routes
V2 – V10
Bouldering

Best time to visit Between the Sheets

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.

Between the Sheets is a bouldering area within Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site in Texas, managed by State Park and Recreation. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with The Wellsite and West Mountain both about 0.1 mile away and Between about 0.3 mile off. The area is best suited to boulderers, with five boulder problems ranging from V2 to V10. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in El Paso show April highs around 75°F and October highs around 76°F, while June and July average highs near 93°F with more wet days. The routes here are all boulders. Three Sheets to the Wind is the easiest at V2, and Between the Sheets is the namesake problem at V5. Between the Cheeks and Natural Disaster are V7 and V10.

Routes (5)

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