Nevada · Rock climbing · Mount Charleston

The Chert Locker (Bottom tier)

Chert Locker (Bottom tier) is a climbing area in Nevada with 8 routes.

8 routes

5.4 – 5.6

Sport

Is Chert Locker (Bottom tier), The open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. It doesn't name Chert Locker (Bottom tier), The, so check the source for the area it covers.

Elephant Fire Closure
Agency closure covering Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Order 04-17-26-01-04 · USFS · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions, Spring Mountains National Recreation Area
Agency alert covering Spring Mountains National Recreation Area · Order 04-17-05-26-02 · USFS · Spring Mountains National Recreation Area
Area, Road, and Trail Closures (Spring Mountains National Recreation Area)
Agency alert covering Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Order 04-17-25-04 · USFS · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Year-Round Fire Restrictions (Spring Mountains National Recreation Area)
Agency alert covering Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Order 04-17-24-01 · USFS · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Vehicle Snow Chain Requirements during Inclement Weather (Spring Mountains National Recreation Area)
Agency alert covering Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Order 04-17-23-01 · USFS · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest

As of Oct 25, 11:55 am PDT · Source: USFS · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit The Chert Locker (Bottom tier)

Best months: May–October. 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
44° / 22°
6 wet
Feb
44° / 22°
6 wet
Mar
49° / 26°
6 wet
Apr
55° / 30°
4 wet
May
63° / 37°
4 wet
Jun
74° / 46°
2 wet
Jul
79° / 52°
5 wet
Aug
78° / 52°
6 wet
Sep
72° / 44°
4 wet
Oct
62° / 35°
3 wet
Nov
51° / 27°
4 wet
Dec
44° / 21°
5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mt Charleston Fire Stn, NV, 0.6 mi away at 7,460 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.

The Chert Locker (Bottom tier) is a sport climbing area in Nevada's Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, part of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The Forest Service manages the land, and the climbing sits within a cluster of boulders and walls that also holds Les Echoes des Choix (Top tier) and North Echo Cliff, all about 0.1 mile away. The routes here are all sport, and they run from 5.4 to 5.6 on the YDS scale. Take me to Cherts is the easiest at 5.4, and Chert Reynolds and Cherts and ladders are among the 5.6s. The area is a compact, tiered cluster of crags, with the bottom tier of the Chert Locker sitting alongside the top tier of Les Echoes des Choix. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Mt Charleston, about 0.6 mile away, show July highs near 79°F with lows around 52°F, while winter highs sit in the mid-40s. That station sits roughly 1,100 feet lower than the crags, so temperatures on the rock run cooler. Echo Trail and Little Falls (upper) are both about 0.3 mile away, and Cathedral Rock Picnic Area is about 0.4 mile off. Fletcher View campground is about 2 miles away.