Texas · Rock climbing · El Paso

Straddler

Mid-to-upper range climb among 14 routes at Sneed's Cory.

5.11
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Best time to visit Straddler

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

    57° / 34°

    2 wet

  2. Feb

    63° / 39°

    2 wet

  3. Mar

    70° / 45°

    1 wet

  4. Apr

    79° / 51°

    1 wet

  5. May

    88° / 60°

    1 wet

  6. Jun

    95° / 70°

    2 wet

  7. Jul

    94° / 73°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    92° / 72°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    87° / 66°

    4 wet

  10. Oct

    78° / 54°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    66° / 41°

    2 wet

  12. Dec

    56° / 34°

    2 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at La Tuna 1 S, TX, 6.7 mi away at 3,870 ft. The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 14 routes catalogued at Sneed's Cory, this climb sits in the middle-to-upper range of the crag's 5.6–5.12a span.

Photo of the crag

Sneed's Cory — the crag this route is on
Sneed's Cory, Texas — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: VisitElPaso, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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