Texas · Rock climbing · El Paso

X Fix

Mid-range climb among 21 routes at Thunderbird.

5.7+
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Best time to visit X Fix

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.

One of 21 routes catalogued at Thunderbird, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's range between 5.2 and 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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