Nevada · Rock climbing · Las Vegas

King of Beers

The hardest route catalogued at Cheap Beer Crag.

5.10c
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Best time to visit King of Beers

Best months: October–April. 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

    58° / 39°

    3 wet

  2. Feb

    62° / 43°

    3 wet

  3. Mar

    70° / 49°

    3 wet

  4. Apr

    78° / 55°

    1 wet

  5. May

    88° / 64°

    1 wet

  6. Jun

    99° / 74°

    0 wet

  7. Jul

    104° / 80°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    102° / 77°

    2 wet

  9. Sep

    94° / 70°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    81° / 58°

    2 wet

  11. Nov

    67° / 46°

    2 wet

  12. Dec

    56° / 38°

    3 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Las Vegas Air Terminal, NV, 6.7 mi away at 2,203 ft. The station sits about 500 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.

This route represents the upper end of the grade range at Cheap Beer Crag, where 13 climbs have been catalogued between 5.7 and 5.10c.

Photo of the crag

Cheap Beer Crag — the crag this route is on
Cheap Beer Crag, Nevada — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

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