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The Dirty Rail Area

Dirty Rail Area, The is a bouldering crag in Nevada with 6 routes.

The Dirty Rail AreaPhoto: Alexander Hatley, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
6 routes
V3 – V7
Bouldering

Best time to visit The Dirty Rail Area

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

The Dirty Rail Area is a bouldering area on Bureau of Land Management land in Nevada, within the Red Rock/Sloan Field Office. It sits among a cluster of climbing areas, with Fin du Monde Drainage, Alternative Crag and Hide-and-Seek Crag all about 0.1 mile away. The name comes from the route The Dirty Rail, a V7 boulder problem that anchors the area. The climbing here is all bouldering, with six routes spread across the V3 to V7 range. The Dirty Rail is the hardest, at V7, and Areet's Arête is the easiest, at V3. The routes are close together, so it's easy to move from one to another in a single visit. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. 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. Red Rock Canyon Campground is about 3 miles away for an overnight stay, and the Calico Basin Trail and Guardian Angel hikes are each about 0.2 mile off.

Routes (6)

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