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New Mexico

PostPosted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:34 am
by GhettoBird2
Does anyone have any info. on sheer cliffs or bluffs ranging from 250-500 ft? Also how accessible would they be? Im new to the area and was super curious. Any info would be greatly appreciated!!! :wink:

PostPosted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:03 am
by Baarb
Did you want to climb them or just look at them...?

Re: New Mexico

PostPosted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:26 am
by Dan Shorb
GhettoBird2 wrote:Does anyone have any info. on sheer cliffs or bluffs ranging from 250-500 ft? Also how accessible would they be? Im new to the area and was super curious. Any info would be greatly appreciated!!! :wink:


I like Scott's pages and knowledge. He has a t least one page on Mountainproject that fits the bill:

http://www.summitpost.org/user_page.php?user_id=44807

PostPosted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 12:36 pm
by Dow Williams
If you are talking about climbing, Diablo Canyon on the edge of Santa Fe is a great crag this time of year. Nice setting, they have used it for several movie sets I guess.

Re: New Mexico

PostPosted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:55 pm
by Sierra Ledge Rat
GhettoBird2 wrote:Does anyone have any info. on sheer cliffs or bluffs ranging from 250-500 ft? Also how accessible would they be? Im new to the area and was super curious. Any info would be greatly appreciated!!! :wink:


The Sandias just east of Albuquerque have the largest concentration of cliffs in New Mexico.

PostPosted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:16 am
by Bubba Suess
You might try Questa Dome. It needs an SP page.

http://lamountaineers.org/NAC/browserf/ ... a/beta.htm

The pics are pretty good.

Re: New Mexico

PostPosted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:18 am
by MoapaPk
Sierra Ledge Rat wrote:
GhettoBird2 wrote:Does anyone have any info. on sheer cliffs or bluffs ranging from 250-500 ft? Also how accessible would they be? Im new to the area and was super curious. Any info would be greatly appreciated!!! :wink:


The Sandias just east of Albuquerque have the largest concentration of cliffs in New Mexico.

And Hermit Peak, Brazos, and Organ Mountains.

But the Sandias are so accessible...

THNX

PostPosted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 4:46 am
by GhettoBird2
dude thnx guys.. all this is helping out!! Keep it comin por favor!

PostPosted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 2:45 pm
by jfrishmanIII
Since you're in Cruces, the Organ Mountains are your nearest spot. You could also check out places like Cookes' Peak and the Gila Wilderness in the southwestern part of the state: not exactly Yosemite valley, but plenty of cragginess to be had. Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas, just south of the NM border, would be another place well worth checking out. Further north, in addition to all the places already mentioned, there are Cabezon Peak, the Rio Puerco volcanic necks, Shiprock, and any number of mesas and enscarpments.

PostPosted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:15 pm
by Bubba Suess
jfrishmanIII wrote:You could also check out places like Cookes' Peak and the Gila Wilderness in the southwestern part of the state: not exactly Yosemite valley, but plenty of cragginess to be had.


I spent some time in the Gila 4 years ago and ever since I have wondered why the area was not more popular with climbers. The West and Middle Fork Canyons have easy approaches and they have an unlimited number of crags, cliffs, and pinnacles to climb. I scrambled around them for days and the rock seemed great to me.

www.summitpost.org/canyon/276296/West-F ... anyon.html

!!

PostPosted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 4:12 pm
by GhettoBird2
:) This should keep me busy for awhile trying to find the best spot for this GhettoBird to flock!! Cah CAH!