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// Rock climbing · New Mexico

Climbing at New Canyon

47 routes on 8 walls, 5.2–5.12c. In New Mexico. When the rock grips hour by hour, topos and people to climb with, in the app.

Routes
47
Walls
8
Grades
5.2–5.12c
Rock
Limestone
Style
Sport
Best season (estimated)
March–May · October–November
// The grades

What grades are there?

Routes by grade

From 5.2 to 5.12c. Half are between 5.9 and 5.11a.

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 sectorsSoutheast7 sectorsSouth1 sectorSouthwest0 sectorsWest0 sectorsNorthwest0 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
01Damage WallSE · 116° · 5.10a–5.12c9 routes
02Power WallSE · 116° · 5.7–5.12b8 routes
03Radical WallSE · 116° · 5.5–5.12c7 routes
04Bulge WallSE · 116° · 5.9–5.11a6 routes
05Mighty WallS · 194° · 5.5–5.11d6 routes
06Flowing Cave AreaSE · 116° · 5.2–5.10d5 routes
07Lunch-Time WallSE · 116° · 5.10b–5.10d3 routes
08Roof WallSE · 116° · 5.10a–5.11a3 routes

Route names, topos and approaches are in the app.

// Where it is

On the map

Trigo CanyonBig BlockBig BlockNew CanyonNEW MEXICO · 2 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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