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b. Red Book Point

b. Red Book Point in Nevada has 7 traditional climbing routes across 5 difficulty grades.

b. Red Book PointPhoto: Jon Gudorf Photography, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
7 routes
5.4 – 5.7
Trad

Best time to visit b. Red Book Point

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

    53° / 32°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    56° / 35°

    5 wet

  3. Mar

    64° / 41°

    4 wet

  4. Apr

    70° / 47°

    2 wet

  5. May

    80° / 56°

    1 wet

  6. Jun

    90° / 66°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    95° / 73°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    94° / 72°

    2 wet

  9. Sep

    87° / 62°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    75° / 50°

    2 wet

  11. Nov

    62° / 38°

    2 wet

  12. 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, 6.2 mi away at 3,780 ft. The station sits about 800 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.

Red Book Point is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Red Rock/Sloan Field Office in Nevada. It sits among a cluster of climbing areas, with The Great Red Book Area, The Sandbox and Lower Level - Left all about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is traditional, with seven routes in total, and the grades run from 5.4 to 5.7 on the YDS scale. North Gully + NW ridge is the easiest at 5.4, and Red Book Ridges is the hardest at 5.7. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. 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 800 feet lower than the climbing area, so temperatures up high run cooler. The Calico Basin Trail and Calico Hills Trail are both within half a mile. Red Rock Canyon Campground is about 3 miles away.

Routes (7)

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