California Crag
California Crag in Nevada has 10 routes ranging across 10 difficulty grades, offering sport and trad climbing.
Photo: joannapoe, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 10 routes
- 5.10- – 5.12d
- Sport · Trad
Best time to visit California 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
53° / 32°
4 wet
Feb
56° / 35°
5 wet
Mar
64° / 41°
4 wet
Apr
70° / 47°
2 wet
May
80° / 56°
1 wet
Jun
90° / 66°
1 wet
Jul
95° / 73°
2 wet
Aug
94° / 72°
2 wet
Sep
87° / 62°
2 wet
Oct
75° / 50°
2 wet
Nov
62° / 38°
2 wet
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 500 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.
California Crag 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 other climbing areas, with Hidden Corridor, The Pier and Americrag all about 0.1 mile away. 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. The area has 10 routes, mostly sport climbing with one trad route. Grades run from 5.10b to 5.12d, with California Clowns at 5.12d and The Escalator at 5.10b. The Pier and Front Corridor are also close by for more climbing. For a hike, Calico Tanks Trail is about 0.2 mile away and Turtlehead Peak about 0.3 mile. Red Rock Canyon Campground, roughly 4 miles off, is the closest place to camp.
Routes (10)
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