Ice Box Canyon Bouldering
Ice Box Canyon Bouldering in Nevada has 8 bouldering routes across 6 grades.
Photo: cifraser1, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 8 routes
- V0-1 – V11
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Ice Box Canyon Bouldering
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, 5.6 mi away at 3,780 ft. The station sits about 700 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.
Ice Box Canyon Bouldering is a bouldering area in Nevada's Rainbow Mountain Wilderness, managed by the Bureau of Land Management's Red Rock/Sloan Field Office. It sits within the wilderness, about 0.1 mile from the Sunnyside Crags, Smears for Fears Area and Frigid Air Buttress, which makes it easy to pair with other climbing in the same corner of the canyon. The bouldering here is all on the same scale, with eight routes ranging from V0-1 to V11. The easiest are Breaking the Ice and Episode One, and the hardest is We Need Ice at V11. The Force is with You and Wake me up when September ends sit in the V2 range. 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. That station sits about 700 feet lower than the canyon, so temperatures up high run cooler. The Ice Box Canyon hike starts about 0.7 mile away, and Red Rock Canyon Campground is about 6 miles off for an overnight stay.
Routes (8)
American idiot(2)
Frigid Air Buttress Boulders(3)
Shoe Polish(1)
We Need Ice(2)
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