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The Gun Club

Gun Club, The is a climbing area in Nevada with 3 routes.

3 routes
V3 – V5-6
Bouldering

Best time to visit The Gun Club

Best months: October–May. 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

    57° / 31°

    3 wet

  2. Feb

    60° / 34°

    3 wet

  3. Mar

    68° / 39°

    3 wet

  4. Apr

    76° / 45°

    2 wet

  5. May

    85° / 53°

    1 wet

  6. Jun

    96° / 61°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    101° / 68°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    100° / 66°

    2 wet

  9. Sep

    92° / 58°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    79° / 46°

    1 wet

  11. Nov

    66° / 36°

    2 wet

  12. Dec

    56° / 30°

    2 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Desert Nwr, NV, 14.4 mi away at 2,914 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Gun Club is a bouldering area on Bureau of Land Management land in Nevada, within the Red Rock/Sloan Field Office. It sits among several other climbing areas, with Left (South) Wall and Right (North) Wall each about 0.1 mile away, and Rodeo Wall about 1.1 miles off. Lone Mountain is roughly 1.3 miles away. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show April highs around 76°F and October highs around 79°F, while July averages about 101°F. The area has three bouldering routes, all rated between V3 and V5-6. They are Glizzy Reef (V3), Glizzy Roof (V5-6) and Indirect Glizzy (V5-6).

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