Beginner's Crag
Beginner's Crag in Nevada has 6 routes with 5 difficulty grades.
- 6 routes
- 5.3 – 5.8
- Mixed
Best time to visit Beginner's Crag
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
54° / 38°
3 wet
Feb
58° / 39°
3 wet
Mar
65° / 44°
3 wet
Apr
73° / 48°
2 wet
May
82° / 56°
1 wet
Jun
93° / 66°
1 wet
Jul
97° / 72°
2 wet
Aug
96° / 71°
3 wet
Sep
89° / 66°
2 wet
Oct
77° / 55°
2 wet
Nov
63° / 44°
1 wet
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. The station sits about 700 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Beginner's Crag is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Las Vegas Field Office in Nevada, about 5.7 miles from the town of Nelson. It sits among a cluster of other climbing areas, so it works well as a starting point for exploring the surrounding crags. 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. Several climbing areas lie just 0.1 mile away, including Lower Canyon Bouldering, First Waterfall Area, Shark Fin Wall and Chuckwalla Wall.
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