Nevada · Rock climbing · Searchlight

Lower Canyon

Lower Canyon in Nevada has 12 climbing routes across 9 grades, offering bouldering pads, sport, and trad.

Lower CanyonPhoto: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
12 routes
5.7 – 5.11a
Trad · Sport · Bouldering

Best time to visit Lower Canyon

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

    54° / 38°

    3 wet

  2. Feb

    58° / 39°

    3 wet

  3. Mar

    65° / 44°

    3 wet

  4. Apr

    73° / 48°

    2 wet

  5. May

    82° / 56°

    1 wet

  6. Jun

    93° / 66°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    97° / 72°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    96° / 71°

    3 wet

  9. Sep

    89° / 66°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    77° / 55°

    2 wet

  11. Nov

    63° / 44°

    1 wet

  12. Dec

    53° / 37°

    3 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Searchlight, NV, 17.2 mi away at 3,540 ft. The station sits about 700 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Lower Canyon is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Las Vegas Field Office in Nevada. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, so it works well as a base for exploring the surrounding bouldering and rock. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Searchlight weather station show April highs around 73°F and October highs around 77°F, while July and August average in the mid-90s. Several climbing areas lie about 0.1 mile away, including Snake Eyes Corridor Bouldering, Shark Fin Wall, Chicken Leg and Lower Canyon Bouldering.

Routes (12)

Playground, The(1)

Edge of Time5.7

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