Climbing · Around the county
Dead Cholla Wall
Place to go
Check before you go. These facts come from public sources and have not been confirmed by a person yet. Conditions in the mountains change fast.
Basalt crag in the Rio Grande Gorge reached via Pilar or the Gorge Bridge side; most routes have chains. BLM requires authorization for new fixed hardware since May 2025.
- Season
- Year-round; east-facing (morning sun)
- Difficulty
- Mostly 5.10-5.12 sport/trad/mixed
- Length
- 44 routes; about 300 yd approach
- Managed by
- BLM Taos Field Office (Rio Grande del Norte National Monument)
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Sources: www.mountainproject.com