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Mud Spring Canyon

Mud Spring Canyon in Nevada has 3 trad climbing routes across 3 grades.

Mud Spring CanyonPhoto: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
3 routes
5.7 – 5.9
Trad

Best time to visit Mud Spring 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

    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, 2.9 mi away at 3,780 ft. The station sits about 1,500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Mud Spring Canyon is a climbing area in Nevada's Rainbow Mountain Wilderness, within the Red Rock/Sloan Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management. It sits in the backcountry, and the surrounding land is managed by the BLM. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. A nearby weather station records typical averages of about 70°F in April and 75°F in October, while July and August typically reach the mid-90s. That station sits roughly 1,500 feet lower than the canyon, so temperatures here run cooler. The canyon has three traditional climbing routes, all rated between 5.7 and 5.9 on the YDS scale. They are The Sidewinder, Horn/Carson and Chuckwalla 21. Several other climbing areas and hikes lie within about a mile, including South Face, Windy Peak and the Descent Black Velvet Peak trail. Red Rock Canyon Campground is about 9 miles away.

Routes (3)

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