Gnat Man Crag
Gnat Man Crag in Nevada has 10 climbing routes across 6 grades in mixed, sport, and trad styles.
Photo: lgoub, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 10 routes
- 5.7 – 5.11-
- Trad · Sport · Mixed
Best time to visit Gnat Man Crag
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.
Jan
53° / 32°
4 wet
Feb
56° / 35°
5 wet
Mar
64° / 41°
4 wet
Apr
70° / 47°
2 wet
May
80° / 56°
1 wet
Jun
90° / 66°
1 wet
Jul
95° / 73°
2 wet
Aug
94° / 72°
2 wet
Sep
87° / 62°
2 wet
Oct
75° / 50°
2 wet
Nov
62° / 38°
2 wet
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 mi away at 3,780 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Gnat Man Crag is a climbing area in Nevada on Bureau of Land Management land within the Red Rock/Sloan Field Office. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots and hiking trails, with Cowlick Crag and Black Wall (aka Happy Acres) about 0.1 mile away and the Calico Basin Trail and Guardian Angel also within a tenth of a mile. The climbing here is a mix of trad and sport routes, with 10 routes in total. The YDS grades run from 5.7 up to 5.11, and the hardest is Jonnold Arete at 5.11-. Among the named routes are Bottoms up at 5.7, Day of the Jackholes at 5.9, and Gnat Man on Ranch Hands at 5.11. 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.
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