Siberia (Sherman Wall)
Photo: Zzyzx, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 6 routes
- 5.9+ – 5.12c
- Sport · Trad
- Feb–May, Oct–Nov
- best months
Siberia (Sherman Wall) is a climbing area in Arizona's Mount Nutt Wilderness, within the Bureau of Land Management's Kingman Field Office. It sits in the heart of a cluster of climbing spots, with the Eastern Block about 0.3 miles away and The Snake Flake, The Prow Area and Dall Wall each about 0.4 miles off, so it pairs easily with other objectives on the same outing. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Kingman run from highs around 75°F in April to about 79°F in October, while July highs average near 99°F. The area has six routes, five of which are sport routes with a median grade of 5.9+, and one is a trad route. One sport route is rated 5.12c.
Best time to go · Feb–May, Oct–Nov
Best time to visit Siberia (Sherman Wall)
Best months: February–May and October–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
57° / 31°
4 wet
Feb
61° / 33°
4 wet
Mar
67° / 38°
4 wet
Apr
75° / 43°
3 wet
May
85° / 53°
1 wet
Jun
95° / 62°
1 wet
Jul
99° / 70°
5 wet
Aug
97° / 69°
5 wet
Sep
91° / 60°
4 wet
Oct
79° / 48°
3 wet
Nov
66° / 37°
3 wet
Dec
56° / 30°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Kingman Mohave Co Ap, AZ, 23.5 mi away at 3,420 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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