Nevada · Rock climbing · Las Vegas

Children's Crag

Children's Crag in Nevada has 10 trad routes across 7 difficulty grades.

Children's CragPhoto: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
10 routes
5.6 – 5.11
Trad

Best time to visit Children's 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.

  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, 6.8 mi away at 3,780 ft. The station sits about 800 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.

Children's 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 spots and trails, with Mossy Ledges Area, Mystery Canyon and Wobble all about 0.1 mile away, and White Rock Loop just as close. The climbing here is all trad, with 10 routes ranging from 5.6 to 5.11. Among them are Stemming Corner at 5.6, Dean's List at 5.11, and 22 Minutes 'til Closing at 5.7, which was first climbed by Todd Lane in May 2006. 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 800 feet lower than the crag, so temperatures at the climbing area run cooler. Red Rock Canyon Campground is about 6.8 miles away, and the Grand Circle Trail is about 0.7 mile off.

Routes (10)

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