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Gateway Canyon Boulders

24 bouldering routes in Nevada spanning 15 difficulty grades.

Gateway Canyon BouldersPhoto: BLM Nevada, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
24 routes
V0-1 – v13
Bouldering

Best time to visit Gateway Canyon Boulders

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

Gateway Canyon Boulders is a bouldering area in Nevada's La Madre Mountain Wilderness, on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management's Red Rock/Sloan Field Office. It sits within the wilderness, about 0.1 mile from Conundrum Crag and Stagehand Boulders, and about 0.2 mile from Gene's Trail and the Kraft Mountain Loop Trail. The area has 25 bouldering routes, all rated on the V scale. The easiest are V0-1, the median is V4, and the hardest is v13. Among the named routes are Bunyip Arete (V0-1), The Lamb Chop (V2), Avian flu (V4), Mr Moran (V7) and Meadowlark Lemon Stand (v13). 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. Red Rock Canyon Campground is about 2.8 miles away.

Routes (24)

Adjacent to Mr. Morangatang(1)

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