Nevada · Rock climbing · Las Vegas

Circus Wall

Circus Wall in Nevada has 15 climbing routes across 8 difficulty grades.

Circus WallPhoto: Tom Hilton, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
15 routes
5.10- – 5.12b
Trad · Mixed · Sport

Best time to visit Circus Wall

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, 5.7 mi away at 3,780 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Circus Wall 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, with Dog Wall, Meat Puppets Wall and Fixx Cliff all about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is a mix of trad, mixed and sport routes, with 15 routes in total. The YDS grades run from 5.10a to 5.12b, and the median is 5.11c. Elephant Man is a mixed route at 5.11a, and Sideshow is a sport route at 5.12b. 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 Girl Scout Trail and Calico Basin Trail are both about 0.3 mile away. Red Rock Canyon Campground is about 2.7 miles off.

Routes (15)

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