Nevada · Rock climbing · Reno

East Wall

East Wall in Nevada has 12 sport climbing routes across 9 difficulty grades.

East WallPhoto: Seth Tisue, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
12 routes
5.9 – 5.12+
Sport

Best time to visit East Wall

Best months: April–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.

  1. Jan

    41° / 27°

    5 wet · 4 snow

  2. Feb

    43° / 29°

    5 wet · 4 snow

  3. Mar

    49° / 33°

    4 wet · 3 snow

  4. Apr

    55° / 36°

    3 wet · 1 snow

  5. May

    64° / 44°

    3 wet

  6. Jun

    74° / 53°

    2 wet

  7. Jul

    84° / 62°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    82° / 60°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    74° / 53°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    61° / 43°

    2 wet

  11. Nov

    49° / 33°

    4 wet · 2 snow

  12. Dec

    40° / 26°

    5 wet · 4 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Virginia City, NV, 4.6 mi away at 6,340 ft. The station sits about 900 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

East Wall is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in Nevada, within the Sierra Front Field Office. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, including Owl Rock, West Face and Celebrity Wall, all about 0.1 mile away. Wing Boulder is also close by. The climbing here is all sport, with 12 routes spread across a range from 5.9 to 5.12+. The easiest are It's A Hoot and Too Hoot To Handle at 5.9, and the hardest is Throw In The Towl at 5.12+. The median grade is 5.10. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from the nearby Virginia City weather station show July highs around 84°F with lows near 62°F, while winter brings highs in the low 40s and a few snow days each month from December through February. That station sits about 900 feet lower than the wall, so temperatures on the rock run cooler.

Routes (12)

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