Texas · Rock climbing · El Paso

Lunch Rocks

15 routes at Lunch Rocks in Texas span 9 difficulty grades, offering bouldering and sport climbing.

Lunch RocksPhoto: aafromaa, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
15 routes
V0 – V10
Bouldering · Sport

Best time to visit Lunch Rocks

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, 7.8 mi away at 5,240 ft. The station sits about 500 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Lunch Rocks 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 areas, with the Sign of the Choss, The Stegasaur and Perverted Sanctuary all about 0.1 mile away. The Nature Trail and Pond Trail are hikes within a quarter mile. 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 area has 15 routes, 14 of them boulders graded from V0 to V10 on the V scale. The Wonder Dyno is the hardest at V10, and Diamond In The Rough is V7. One sport route is also listed.