Nevada · Rock climbing · Searchlight

First Waterfall Area

First Waterfall Area in Nevada has 11 climbing routes with 9 difficulty grades.

First Waterfall AreaPhoto: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
11 routes
5.6 – 5.11d
Trad · Mixed · Sport

Best time to visit First Waterfall 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

    54° / 38°

    3 wet

  2. Feb

    58° / 39°

    3 wet

  3. Mar

    65° / 44°

    3 wet

  4. Apr

    73° / 48°

    2 wet

  5. May

    82° / 56°

    1 wet

  6. Jun

    93° / 66°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    97° / 72°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    96° / 71°

    3 wet

  9. Sep

    89° / 66°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    77° / 55°

    2 wet

  11. Nov

    63° / 44°

    1 wet

  12. Dec

    53° / 37°

    3 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Searchlight, NV, 17.1 mi away at 3,540 ft. The station sits about 600 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

First Waterfall Area is a climbing area in Nevada on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management's Las Vegas Field Office. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, with several named areas within about a tenth of a mile, including Beginner's Crag, Chuckwalla Wall and Shark Fin Wall. Spring and fall bring the most comfortable weather. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Searchlight put April highs around 73°F with lows near 48°F, and October highs around 77°F with lows near 55°F. Midsummer highs there typically reach the mid-90s. The area has 11 routes, with five trad routes and five mixed routes, and the grades run from 5.6 up to 5.11d. The Fiddler is a trad route at 5.6, and Waterfall Right is a sport route at 5.11d.

Routes (11)

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