Nevada · Rock climbing · Henderson

Lake Mead Area

Lake Mead Area in Nevada has 8 climbing routes with mixed, sport, and trad styles.

8 routes
5.4 – 5.11a
Sport · Trad · Mixed

Best time to visit Lake Mead Area

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

    60° / 41°

  2. Feb

    64° / 45°

  3. Mar

    73° / 52°

  4. Apr

    81° / 59°

  5. May

    91° / 66°

  6. Jun

    103° / 77°

  7. Jul

    107° / 84°

  8. Aug

    105° / 82°

  9. Sep

    98° / 73°

  10. Oct

    84° / 59°

  11. Nov

    69° / 50°

  12. Dec

    60° / 39°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Alan Bible Visitor Ctr, NV, 7.3 mi away at 1,641 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Lake Mead Area is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Las Vegas Field Office, about 10 miles from Las Vegas. It sits in the Las Vegas Field Office of the BLM, and the land is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show April highs around 81°F and October highs around 84°F, while July averages climb to about 107°F. Several climbing areas lie within about 2 miles, including Double D Boulders, Upstream of Attention and Center of Attention Boulder. Las Vegas Wetlands, a hike about 3 miles away, is the closest trail.

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