Nevada · Rock climbing · Las Vegas

Kraft Boulders

Kraft Boulders in Nevada has 50 bouldering routes across 17 grades.

Kraft BouldersPhoto: BLM Nevada, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
50 routes
V0 – V9
Bouldering

Best time to visit Kraft Boulders

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

Kraft Boulders is a bouldering area on Bureau of Land Management land in Nevada, within the Red Rock/Sloan Field Office. It sits among a cluster of climbing areas, with Angel Dyno, Burnout Boulder and Warm-up Boulders Main all about 0.1 mile away. The boulders here offer a range of problems, with 50 routes listed and all of them bouldering. The grades run from V0 to V9, with the median at V3. Big Jugs is a V0, and Timmy's Problem is a V9. 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 Kraft Mountain Loop Trail and Calico Loop are both about 0.3 mile away. Red Rock Canyon Campground is about 2.7 miles off.

Routes (50)

Big Jugs Adjacent(1)

LowballV3

Prowler Boulder, The(1)

The ProwlerV5

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