Nevada · Bouldering · Carson City

Empty Pockets

Lower-intermediate problem among six catalogued at Key Hole Boulders.

V1
grade
Bouldering Pads
style

Best time to visit Empty Pockets

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, 6.9 mi away at 6,340 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of six routes catalogued at Key Hole Boulders, this climb sits in the lower-intermediate range of the crag's V0–V4 span.

Photo of the crag

Key Hole Boulders — the crag this route is on
Key Hole Boulders, Nevada — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: jfdervin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

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