California · Rock climbing · South Lake Tahoe

Shire Spire

Shire Spire in California has 5 climbing routes across 4 grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad styles.

5 routes
5.9 – 5.11a
Sport · Mixed · Trad

Is Shire Spire open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. It doesn't name Shire Spire, 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 Shire Spire

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, 13.6 mi away at 7,334 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Shire Spire is a climbing area in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit of the Forest Service, in California. It sits within the national forest's boundaries, and the surrounding land is managed by the Forest Service. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb here. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Dagget Pass run to highs around 75°F in July and 74°F in August, with only about one or two wet days a month. That station sits a few hundred feet lower than the spire, so temperatures on the rock may run slightly cooler. Several other climbing spots and trails are close by. Luther Spires is about 0.1 mile away and Detox Wall about 0.3 mile. The Luther Rocks Climber's Trail is roughly half a mile off. For an overnight base, Kit Carson Campground is about 6 miles away.

Routes (5)

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