Lower Tier
Lower Tier in Nevada has 5 climbing routes with sport and trad options.
Photo: Hermann Luyken, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 5 routes
- 5.3 – 5.11b
- Sport · Trad
Best time to visit Lower Tier
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.
Jan
53° / 32°
4 wet
Feb
56° / 35°
5 wet
Mar
64° / 41°
4 wet
Apr
70° / 47°
2 wet
May
80° / 56°
1 wet
Jun
90° / 66°
1 wet
Jul
95° / 73°
2 wet
Aug
94° / 72°
2 wet
Sep
87° / 62°
2 wet
Oct
75° / 50°
2 wet
Nov
62° / 38°
2 wet
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, 5.5 mi away at 3,780 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Lower Tier is a climbing area in Nevada on Bureau of Land Management land within the Red Rock/Sloan Field Office. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Upper Tier and Red Spring (aka Turtle Shell) Boulder just 0.1 mile away and Warm-Up Boulder at the same distance. The area is part of the Red Rock Canyon climbing network, and Red Rock Canyon Campground lies about 2.2 miles off. 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 routes here run from trad at 5.3 up to sport at 5.11b. Bad Side is a 5.3 trad climb, and Side Effects is a 5.10d sport route. Feelin' Groovy and Baby Swiss are both sport routes in the 5.11 range.
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