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Black Velvet Canyon

Black Velvet Canyon in Nevada has 2 trad climbing routes.

Black Velvet CanyonPhoto: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
2 routes
5.10+ – 5.11
Trad

Best time to visit Black Velvet Canyon

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, 2.1 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.

Black Velvet Canyon is a climbing area in Nevada's Rainbow Mountain Wilderness, within the Red Rock/Sloan Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management. It sits among several named walls and buttresses, with The Texas Wall / West Velvet Wall about 0.3 miles away and Black Velvet Wall about 0.4 miles away. The canyon is a compact cluster of trad climbing routes, with two routes listed: Sick for Toys at 5.10+ and In Absentia at 5.11. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. At a nearby weather station, typical average highs run about 70°F in April and 75°F in October, while July averages around 95°F. That station sits a few hundred feet below the canyon, so temperatures on the climbs may run a little cooler. Red Rock Canyon Campground, about 8 miles away, is the closest place to camp. Sandstone Canyon Loop is a hike about 2 miles off, and Lil' Daytona offers mountain biking at roughly 2 miles.

Routes (2)

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