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Black Velvet Canyon Boulders

11 bouldering routes in Nevada with 10 difficulty grades.

Black Velvet Canyon BouldersPhoto: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
11 routes
V2 – V12
Bouldering

Best time to visit Black Velvet Canyon Boulders

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, 2.3 mi away at 3,780 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Black Velvet Canyon Boulders is a climbing area in the Rainbow Mountain Wilderness, on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management's Red Rock/Sloan Field Office in Nevada. The surrounding wilderness and BLM field office make this a backcountry destination within a larger network of public lands. 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. Several other climbing areas sit right next to it, including North Face, Burlap Buttress and Whiskey Peak - East, all about 0.1 mile away. The Descent Black Velvet Peak hike is about 0.4 mile off.

Routes (11)

Red Dragon Boulder, The(1)

The Red DragonV7-

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