Nevada · Rock climbing · Las Vegas

Mustang Wall

Mustang Wall in Nevada has 6 trad climbing routes spanning 6 difficulty grades.

Mustang WallPhoto: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
6 routes
5.10+ – 5.12a
Trad

Best time to visit Mustang Wall

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, 1.6 mi away at 3,780 ft. The station sits about 900 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.

Mustang Wall is a climbing area in Nevada's Rainbow Mountain Wilderness, managed by the Bureau of Land Management's Red Rock/Sloan Field Office. It sits within the wilderness, about 0.3 to 0.5 miles from several other climbing areas, including Monument Boulders, Mustang Canyon and The Monument. The climbing here is all trad, with six routes ranging from 5.10+ to 5.12-. Burros Gone Wild is 5.10+, Mustang Cracks is 5.10d, and Pegasus is 5.12a. The Dragon and Mustang Corner fall in the 5.11 range, and The Rube Goldberg is 5.12-. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 80°F and October highs around 75°F, while July and August average in the mid-90s. That station sits about 950 feet lower than the wall, so temperatures on the wall run cooler. Red Rock Canyon Campground is about 7.4 miles away.

Routes (6)

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