Nevada · Rock climbing · Caliente

4) Cave Sector

4) Cave Sector in Nevada has 5 sport climbing routes.

5 routes
5.11d – 5.12d
Sport

Best time to visit 4) Cave Sector

Best months: January–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.

  1. Jan

    56° / 33°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    60° / 36°

    4 wet

  3. Mar

    68° / 41°

    3 wet

  4. Apr

    76° / 45°

    2 wet

  5. May

    85° / 53°

    1 wet

  6. Jun

    96° / 61°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    101° / 68°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    99° / 66°

    2 wet

  9. Sep

    92° / 59°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    78° / 47°

    2 wet

  11. Nov

    65° / 37°

    2 wet

  12. Dec

    55° / 31°

    3 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lytle Rch, UT, 22 mi away at 2,787 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Cave Sector is a climbing area in Nevada on Bureau of Land Management land within the Caliente Field Office. It sits among a cluster of numbered sectors, with 5) Sun Kissed Sector, 2) Moon Sector and 1) Prairie Fire Sector all about 0.1 mile away. The area is managed by the BLM, and the routes here are all sport climbs. The climbing is focused on a small set of sport routes, with five listed in total. They run from 5.11d to 5.12d, and the hardest is Drug of Choice at 5.12d. Natural Selection is the only one with a different grade, at 5.12c/d. The routes were first ascended by climbers including Clayton L., Zack N. and Cole Paiement, with Natural Selection bolted by Zack Nay. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show April highs around 76°F and October highs around 78°F, while July averages climb to about 101°F.

Routes (5)

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