Nevada · Rock climbing · Las Vegas

The Owl's Den

Owl's Den, The in Nevada has 8 routes across 6 grades, offering sport and trad climbing.

The Owl's DenPhoto: Corey Leopold, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
8 routes
5.10a – 5.12+
Sport · Trad

Best time to visit The Owl's Den

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, 6.3 mi away at 3,780 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Owl's Den 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 Strategic Arms Wall just 0.1 mile away and Hunter S. Thompson Dome and Meetup Wall each about 0.2 mile 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 area has eight routes, six of them sport and two trad, with grades ranging from 5.10a to 5.12+. Flyin Brian Approved is a 5.10a trad route, and Dancin' with Moloch is a 5.12+ sport route.

Routes (8)

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