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Nevada · Mountain biking · Near Sandy Valley
Badger Pass Climb
- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 247 ft
- climb
- Mixed
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Feb–May, Oct–Nov
- best months
Badger Pass Climb is a short, out-and-back mountain biking route on Bureau of Land Management land in Nevada's Red Rock/Sloan Field Office. It's a climb of about 250 feet total, from a low point of roughly 4,500 feet to a high of about 4,635 feet, and it covers a little under a mile round trip. The route is rated moderate, and the steepest stretch comes early on, around 0.2 miles from the start, where the grade reaches about 10 percent. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show April highs around 70°F and October highs around 75°F, while July and August average in the mid-90s. That station sits about 850 feet lower than the climb, so temperatures on the route run cooler. The climb sits close to several other mountain biking spots. Techno is about 0.1 mile away, Upper Dead Horse is about 1.1 miles off, and Satan's Escalator is about 1.2 miles away. For climbing, the East Side area is about 1.9 miles from the route.
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More in Sandy ValleyBest time to go · Feb–May, Oct–Nov
Best time to visit Badger Pass Climb
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
53° / 32°
4 wet
Feb
56° / 35°
5 wet
Mar
64° / 41°
4 wet
Apr
70° / 47°
2 wet
May
80° / 56°
1 wet
Jun
90° / 66°
1 wet
Jul
95° / 73°
2 wet
Aug
94° / 72°
2 wet
Sep
87° / 62°
2 wet
Oct
75° / 50°
2 wet
Nov
62° / 38°
2 wet
Dec
52° / 31°
3 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Red Rock Canyon - Spg Mt Rch S, NV, 6.4 mi away at 3,780 ft. The station sits about 900 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.
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