Nevada · Rock climbing · Las Vegas

The Hamlet

Nevada desert crag with varied climbing for developing climbers.

The HamletPhoto: Tom Hilton, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
21 routes
5.4 – 5.10a
Sport

Best time to visit The Hamlet

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

The Hamlet 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 areas, with The J Wall, Scramblers Wall and Ultraman Wall all about 0.1 mile away, and the Calico Basin Trail about 0.2 mile off. Red Rock Canyon Campground is about 3 miles away. 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. The area has 21 sport routes, with grades ranging from 5.4 to 5.10a. Among them are The Play's the Thing at 5.4, Rosencrantz at 5.6, and Thy Spirit of a Father Lost at 5.10a.

Routes (21)

Thy Spirit of a Father LostFA: Ashley Allard, Dan Young - 3/31/175.10aThe Play's the Thing5.4Contageous BlastmentsFA: January, 20205.5GuildensternFA: S. Massey5.5Passing Through Nature to EternityFA: January, 20205.5RosencrantzFA: S. Massey, J. Wilder5.6Some Strange EruptionFA: January, 20205.6What Dreams May Come5.6Alas, Poor YorickFA: D Young January, 20205.7Frailty Thy Name is Sandstone5.7Stand Dumb and Speak NotFA: January, 20205.7Sweets to the Sweet5.7Undiscovered Country5.7Perchance to DreamFA: A. Reger, D. Young5.8The Die is CastFA: Doug Dye5.8The Rest is Silence5.8To Grunt and SweatFA: A. Reger, D. Young5.8When the Blood Burns5.8The Madness and the Method5.8-Moni's MoneyFA: Monica Taylor5.8+Sea of Troubles5.9

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