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// Rock climbing · New Mexico

Climbing at Bat Cave Area

83 routes on 8 walls, 5.6–5.14d. In New Mexico. When the rock grips hour by hour, topos and people to climb with, in the app.

Routes
83
Walls
8
Grades
5.6–5.14d
Rock
Granite
Style
Sport
Best season (estimated)
March–May · October–November
// The grades

What grades are there?

Routes by grade

From 5.6 to 5.14d. Half are between 5.10a and 5.12d.

Each climb counts at its grade; ungraded ones are left out. In the app you can switch to French, UIAA, British or Font grades.

// The walls

Sun and shade

Mostly south-facing: sun for much of the day. A winter crag; in summer, go early or late.

North0 sectorsNortheast0 sectorsEast0 sectorsSoutheast0 sectorsSouth1 sectorSouthwest6 sectorsWest1 sectorNorthwest0 sectors

Estimated best season: March–May · October–November. Worked out from each wall's aspect and the latitude; the app fine-tunes it with what climbers log.

Friction ScoreHow the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall. In the app, for every crag on the map. See it in the app →ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE

// Walls

The 8 walls

ASPECT · GRADES · ROUTES
01Bat CaveSW · 213° · 5.9–5.14d25 routes
02Super Hero Wall (Grey Wall)W · 250° · 5.6–5.12a17 routes
03Villain WallSW · 235° · 5.7–5.10d10 routes
04The BarrSW · 218° · 5.8–5.11a9 routes
05New Beginnings WallS · 188° · 5.9–5.13b9 routes
06Trojan Wall (Right of Bat Cave)SW · 225° · 5.9–5.12a7 routes
07Tufa WallSW · 240° · 5.10a–5.12d4 routes
08South TowerSW · 233° · 5.9–5.11a2 routes

Route names, topos and approaches are in the app.

// Where it is

On the map

Gotham CityMud MountainPercha Creek, HillsboroBat Cave AreaNEW MEXICO · 3 CRAGS WITHIN 25 MIBoundaries © Natural Earth
// Nearby

Crags nearby

// The Friction Score for every crag

Climb more. Guess less.

When the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall; topos, your logbook and people to climb with. In your units (°F or °C) and your grades (YDS or French). The social side is free, always.

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