Nevada · Rock climbing · Searchlight

Above the First Waterfall

Above the First Waterfall is a Nevada climbing crag with 1 trad route.

Above the First WaterfallPhoto: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
1 route
5.9+
Trad

Best time to visit Above the First Waterfall

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.

  1. Jan

    54° / 38°

    3 wet

  2. Feb

    58° / 39°

    3 wet

  3. Mar

    65° / 44°

    3 wet

  4. Apr

    73° / 48°

    2 wet

  5. May

    82° / 56°

    1 wet

  6. Jun

    93° / 66°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    97° / 72°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    96° / 71°

    3 wet

  9. Sep

    89° / 66°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    77° / 55°

    2 wet

  11. Nov

    63° / 44°

    1 wet

  12. Dec

    53° / 37°

    3 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Searchlight, NV, 17.1 mi away at 3,540 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Above the First Waterfall is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Las Vegas Field Office in Nevada. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with several other areas within about a tenth of a mile, including First Waterfall Area, Chuckwalla Wall and Shark Fin Wall. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Searchlight weather station show April highs around 73°F and October highs around 77°F, while July and August average in the mid-90s. The area has one route, Wall of Voodoo, a trad climb graded 5.9+.

Routes (1)

Wall of Voodoo(1)

Wall of Voodoo5.9+

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