Sunny, south-facing alcove up above river with great view
Sunny, south-facing alcove up above river with great view
Facing due south, sheltered from the wind and way up above the river, the Easy Bake Alcove gets its name from the Easy-Bake Oven as the area tends to bake even on the coldest winter days. The area is definitely best as a winter crag but fall and spring are reasonable especially if the day is cloudy. Summer evenings are also quite nice.
You'll likely be climbing in t-shirts on sunny, calm winter days even if the temperature at the parking area is well below freezing.
Almost all the area except for Cattle Call Wall is on Forest Service land. From cattle Call wall to the road is private, but you can climb on it. You cannot climb on the crags on the South side of the road.
Hike along the East Fork of the Jemez River from the main Las Conchas parking lot for about 15 minutes (roughly a mile). You'll cross the river three times on good bridges. After the third crossing, keep hiking past The Sponge. Just beyond The Hidden Tower but before the beautiful Leaning Tower is a big corner/alcove up above the river. This is the Easy Bake Alcove.
There are a couple of forest service campgrounds west of Las Conchas on highway 4
You'll likely encounter some bolted cracks in the area on account of the crumbly rhyolite rock
Development began in the late 1990s and stagnated for a couple of decades. In 2014, the Easy Bake Alcove and Retirement Wall areas saw a flurry of route development.
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