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Hueco Tanks — West Mountain climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp86°F
Wind11 mph
Gusts17 mph
Humidity31.6%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

1mm rain forecast
Hot — syenite slabs may feel greasy

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Friday 18 September
Poor
Temp32°F
Rain0.04 in
Wind11 mph
Gusts17 mph
Humidity32%
1mm rain forecast
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
14:00 — dry — — null%
18:00 86° dry 11 — 31.6%
19:00 88° dry 11 — 29%
20:00 89° dry 11 — 28.4%
21:00 90° dry 10 — 27.1%
Sat Saturday 19 September
Poor
Temp72°F
Rain0.1 in
Wind4 mph
Gusts—
Humidity57%
3.3mm rain forecast
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 70° dry 8 — 70.8%
07:00 70° dry 6 — 72.1%
08:00 69° dry 6 — 74%
09:00 68° dry 4 — 73.2%
10:00 69° dry 4 — 69%
11:00 69° dry 4 — 65.4%
12:00 69° dry 3 — 63.8%
13:00 69° dry 3 — 62.1%
14:00 74° dry 3 — 51.6%
15:00 78° dry 4 — 44.7%
16:00 80° dry 6 — 40.6%
17:00 83° dry 7 — 36.7%
18:00 85° dry 7 — 33.4%
19:00 87° dry 6 — 30%
20:00 89° dry 7 — 26.9%
21:00 89° dry 9 — 24.1%
Sun Sunday 20 September
Good
Temp73°F
Raindry
Wind4 mph
Gusts—
Humidity54%
Should be dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 74° dry 5 — 52.3%
07:00 73° dry 4 — 52.5%
08:00 74° dry 5 — 50.1%
09:00 73° dry 7 — 50.9%
10:00 71° dry 5 — 55%
11:00 70° dry 4 — 57.6%
12:00 70° dry 5 — 58.2%
13:00 70° dry 4 — 59.7%
14:00 73° dry 4 — 54.1%
15:00 75° dry 6 — 49.6%
16:00 78° dry 4 — 44.9%
17:00 81° dry 4 — 40.1%
18:00 84° dry 6 — 35.5%
19:00 86° dry 9 — 29.1%
20:00 87° dry 11 — 23.4%
21:00 87° dry 11 — 21.7%
Mon Monday 21 September
Good
Temp73°F
Raindry
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity34%
Should be dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 74° dry 4 — 35.6%
12:00 73° dry 1 — 34.1%
18:00 87° dry 2 — 20.2%
Tue Tuesday 22 September
Poor
Temp68°F
Rain0.1 in
Wind15 mph
Gusts—
Humidity74%
3.3mm rain forecast
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 76° dry 20 — 38.9%
12:00 67° 0.01 in 15 — 74.2%
18:00 76° 0.1 in 17 — 57.7%
Wed Wednesday 23 September
Poor
Temp64°F
Rain0.1 in
Wind14 mph
Gusts—
Humidity95%
2.7mm rain forecastHumidity 95% — potential fog
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 64° 0.04 in 16 — 92.6%
12:00 64° dry 14 — 94.9%
18:00 74° 0.03 in 15 — 71.6%
Thu Thursday 24 September
Poor
Temp64°F
Rain0.1 in
Wind12 mph
Gusts—
Humidity94%
3.8mm rain forecastHumidity 94% — potential fog
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 65° 0.05 in 18 — 93%
12:00 64° 0.02 in 12 — 94.2%
18:00 72° 0.05 in 12 — 70.7%
Fri Friday 25 September
Poor
Temp63°F
Rain0.2 in
Wind11 mph
Gusts—
Humidity91%
5.8mm rain forecastHumidity 91% — potential fog
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 63° 0.09 in 16 — 92.7%
12:00 63° 0.07 in 11 — 91%
18:00 67° 0.01 in 10 — 86.1%

About Hueco Tanks — West Mountain

West Mountain is Restricted Access — guided access only (commercial guide, park volunteer, or ranger-led tour), same rules as East Mountain. Fewer superstar hard testpieces than North or East Mountain but a spectacular density of pockmarked mid-grades on the same Precambrian syenogranite, with Round Room Traverse the mega-classic warm-up of the whole park. Slightly higher in altitude than North (~1420m vs 1400m) but weather is effectively identical — this whole massif is one desert cell. Guide companies typically bundle West and East Spur into single-day itineraries in the calmer, quieter far corners of the park.

Region
Hueco Tanks
Rock type
Syenite
Aspect
mixed-facing
Altitude
4659 ft
Exposure
medium
Seepage
very-low

Other crags in this region

Hueco Tanks — East MountainHueco Tanks — East Spur MountainHueco Tanks — North Mountain