Nevada · Rock climbing · Reno

Little Shop of Horrors

Little Shop of Horrors in Nevada has 11 sport climbing routes across 7 grades.

11 routes
5.11c – 5.13b
Sport

Best time to visit Little Shop of Horrors

Best months: April–June and September–October. 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

    43° / 30°

    6 wet · 1 snow

  2. Feb

    47° / 32°

    5 wet · 1 snow

  3. Mar

    54° / 36°

    5 wet

  4. Apr

    60° / 40°

    4 wet

  5. May

    69° / 49°

    4 wet

  6. Jun

    79° / 57°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    87° / 65°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    86° / 64°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    78° / 57°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    64° / 47°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    52° / 37°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    44° / 30°

    5 wet · 1 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sutcliffe, NV, 4.6 mi away at 3,900 ft. The station sits about 800 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Little Shop of Horrors is a climbing area in Nevada on Bureau of Land Management land within the Sierra Front Field Office. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, with Pig Rock Area about 0.1 mile away and Pot Belly Boulders about 0.2 mile away, so it works well as one stop in a day of exploring the surrounding crags. The area is a sport climbing destination. Eleven routes are listed, all rated from 5.11c to 5.13b on the YDS scale. Among them are Bingo's Revenge (5.11c), Dentist (5.12a) and American Graffiti (5.13b), the hardest of the bunch. The routes are all sport, and the first ascents of several are credited to climbers named Glotfelty. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from the nearby Sutcliffe weather station run from highs around 69°F in May to about 78°F in September, with July and August highs in the upper 80s. That station sits about 780 feet lower than the climbing area, so temperatures here run cooler. Contra Canyon Towers is about 0.7 mile away, and Contra Canyon Lower Wall is about 0.6 mile away. Pyramid Lake, roughly 10 miles off, offers fishing.

Routes (11)