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c. Calico Peak

c. Calico Peak in Nevada has 6 traditional climbing routes across 4 difficulty grades.

c. Calico PeakPhoto: Corey Leopold, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
6 routes
5.5 – 5.6
Trad

Best time to visit c. Calico Peak

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, 6.4 mi away at 3,780 ft. The station sits about 1,100 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.

c. Calico Peak is a climbing area in Nevada on Bureau of Land Management land within the Red Rock/Sloan Field Office. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to climb here. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run about 70°F highs and 47°F lows in April and about 75°F highs and 50°F lows in October. That station sits roughly 1,080 feet lower than the climbing area, so temperatures up here run cooler. Calico Peaks is just 0.1 mile away, and the Stratocaster Area is 0.2 mile off. Hikers can head to the Calico Tanks Trail about 0.7 mile away. For an overnight base, Red Rock Canyon Campground is roughly 3.6 miles away.

Routes (6)

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