Nevada · Rock climbing · Las Vegas

Monument Boulders

Monument Boulders in Nevada has 6 bouldering routes with 4 difficulty grades.

6 routes
V1 – V8
Bouldering

Best time to visit Monument 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, 1.5 mi away at 3,780 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Monument Boulders is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Red Rock/Sloan Field Office in Nevada. The surrounding area is a cluster of climbing spots, with Mustang Wall about 0.3 miles away and Mustang Canyon about 0.5 miles away. 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 closest neighbors are Mustang Wall, Mustang Canyon and The Monument, all within a mile. For a change from climbing, the Descent Black Velvet Peak hike is about 1.1 miles away.

Routes (6)

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Mustang WallPhoto: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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