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Calico Peaks

Calico Peaks in Nevada offers 6 traditional climbing routes across 4 difficulty grades.

Calico PeaksPhoto: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
6 routes
5.3 – 5.6
Trad

Best time to visit Calico Peaks

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 1,000 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.

Calico Peaks is a climbing area in Nevada on Bureau of Land Management land within the Red Rock/Sloan Field Office. It sits among a cluster of named climbing areas, with c. Calico Peak and the Stratocaster Area each about 0.1 mile away and the B&W Wall about 0.2 mile off. The area is best approached as a grouping of routes rather than a single objective. 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 1,000 feet lower than the peaks, so temperatures up high run cooler. The climbing here is all trad, with six routes spread across the area. North Gully is the easiest at 5.3, and South Calico Ridge is the hardest at 5.6. The Calico Hills Trail and Calico Tanks Trail are both within a mile for a hike before or after climbing. Red Rock Canyon Campground, about 3.6 miles away, offers a place to stay.

Routes (6)

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