Graduate Cliff
Graduate Cliff in Nevada has 6 mixed and trad climbing routes across 6 grades.
Photo: stevelyon, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 6 routes
- 5.7 – 5.11c
- Trad · Mixed
Best time to visit Graduate Cliff
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, 6.5 mi away at 3,780 ft. The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Graduate Cliff is a climbing area in Nevada's Rainbow Mountain Wilderness, within the Red Rock/Sloan Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management. It sits among several other climbing areas and trails, including The Case Face, Willow Spring and Lost Creek Trail, all within about a tenth of a mile. The area is a cluster of rock faces rather than a single route. Six routes are listed, and they run from trad climbing at 5.7 up to mixed climbing at 5.11c. The oldest of them is The Graduate, a 5.10b first ascended by Randal Grandstaff and others in 1975. The hardest is Acid Jacks, a mixed route at 5.11c. The rest, including Walk to School and Killa Whale, are trad. Spring and fall bring the most comfortable weather. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs around 70°F with lows near 47°F in April to highs around 75°F in October, while July and August average highs in the mid-90s. That station sits roughly 1,000 feet lower than Graduate Cliff, so temperatures on the cliff run cooler. Red Rock Canyon Campground is about 7 miles away, and Spring Mountains Visitor Gateway Group Picnic Sites is about 9 miles away.
Routes (6)
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