California · Rock climbing · South Lake Tahoe

Billy Land

Billy Land in California has 3 trad routes on 3 difficulty grades.

Billy LandPhoto: brewbooks, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
3 routes
5.6 – 5.11b
Trad

Is Billy Land open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. It doesn't name Billy Land, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Billy Land

Best months: May–October. 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.

  1. Jan

    36° / 23°

    9 wet

  2. Feb

    37° / 23°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    42° / 26°

    7 wet

  4. Apr

    48° / 29°

    5 wet

  5. May

    56° / 35°

    4 wet

  6. Jun

    66° / 42°

    2 wet

  7. Jul

    75° / 49°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    74° / 49°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    67° / 44°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    55° / 36°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    43° / 28°

    5 wet

  12. Dec

    35° / 23°

    7 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Dagget Pass, NV, 13.2 mi away at 7,334 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Billy Land is a climbing area in California's Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, managed by the Forest Service. It sits close to two other climbing areas, Gangsta Wall and Old Peculiar, both about 0.1 mile away, so the three make a natural cluster for a day of trad climbing. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical July averages from the nearby Dagget Pass weather station run around 75°F for highs and 49°F for lows, with only about two wet days a month. That station sits a few hundred feet lower than the area, so temperatures up high may run slightly cooler. The climbing here is all trad, and the grades range from 5.6 on Hit and Run to 5.11b on Run and Gun. Saucer Lake Trail is about 0.4 mile away for a hike, and the Upper Truckee River offers paddling roughly 3.4 miles off.

Routes (3)

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