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LOCATIONS

- McKelligon Canyon

- Mini Hueco CURRENTLY CLOSED

- Chechinitza Wall CURRENTLY CLOSED

- Blasted Buttress CURRENTLY CLOSED

- Tom Mays

 

     

 

 

Photo: Original Franklin Mountains guidebook

Published: 1995

40 pg. paperback

El Paso, TX
Updated Wednesday, August 27, 2008 8:51 PM
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Climbing
Looking for a quick fix between your Hueco pumps? You’ll find some worthy boulder problems and routes in the Franklin Mountains.

Park Info

 

Other Climbing Locations
  • Crazy Cat Wash - Limited cobbled limestone top ropes near the west entrance gate to Scenic Drive.
  • Lost Padre - Undeveloped sport wall.
  • Fusselman's Slab - Currently Closed slab near Oak Tree Canyon.
  • Whispering Springs - Currently Closed. The best climbing semi-developed area in the Franklin Mountains.
  • The Outpost - The island of rock near the Old Tins Mine area.
  • Anhtony Gap Cave - A crawl cave on the Franklin Mountains Northern tip off Hwy 404.

CRAG NEWS

 

>> McKelligon Canyon closed during amphitheater shows.

 

>> Certain areas are Closed! Check before you climb.  

 

 

 

ETHICS

 

>> Chipping is against the law.

>> Use chalk sparingly. Never use colored chalk other than white.

>> Tick marks are forbidden.

>> Do not trample or prune cactus, bushes, trees or any vegatation.

>> Help pick up trash during your visit.