Oak Creek Canyon
Oak Creek Canyon in Nevada has 7 traditional climbing routes across 6 difficulty grades.
- 7 routes
- 5.6 – 5.12-
- Trad
Best time to visit Oak Creek 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.
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, 3 mi away at 3,780 ft. The station sits about 1,000 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.
Oak Creek 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 at the center of a cluster of climbing spots, with Oakey Buttress and Eagle Wall each about 0.2 miles away and Black Orpheus Amphitheater at 0.3 miles. The surrounding hikes, including N Oak Creek Canyon and Escarpment Base, lie within a mile, and Red Rock Canyon Campground is about 6.6 miles off. 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. The routes here are all trad, and the grade range runs from 5.6 up to 5.12-. Catwalk is the easiest, at 5.6, and Line Of Addiction is the hardest, at 5.11d. Put Up Your Dukes tops out at 5.12-.
Routes (7)
Celebration Wall(3)
Lost World, The(1)
Pirate Wall(1)
Upper Painted Bowl(2)
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