Texas · Rock climbing · El Paso

LIttle Devil

The hardest climb catalogued at Thunderbird.

5.10b
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Best time to visit LIttle Devil

Best months: October–April. 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

    59° / 34°

    3 wet · 1 snow

  2. Feb

    64° / 39°

    3 wet

  3. Mar

    72° / 46°

    2 wet

  4. Apr

    80° / 53°

    1 wet

  5. May

    89° / 62°

    2 wet

  6. Jun

    97° / 71°

    4 wet

  7. Jul

    96° / 73°

    8 wet

  8. Aug

    94° / 72°

    8 wet

  9. Sep

    88° / 65°

    5 wet

  10. Oct

    79° / 54°

    4 wet

  11. Nov

    67° / 42°

    3 wet

  12. Dec

    58° / 34°

    4 wet · 1 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at El Paso Intl Ap, TX, 8 mi away at 3,918 ft. The station sits about 1,500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

This route represents the upper end of Thunderbird's 21 catalogued climbs, which span from 5.2 to 5.10b.

Photo of the crag

Thunderbird — the crag this route is on
Thunderbird, Texas — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: uıɐɾ ʞ ʇɐɯɐs, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

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Local businesses nearby

Outfitters and businesses near El Paso. They haven’t set up their Roamze page yet.

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