Pig Rock Area
Pig Rock Area in Nevada has 12 climbing routes with 10 difficulty grades.
- 12 routes
- V0 – V8
- Bouldering · Alpine · Sport
Best time to visit Pig Rock Area
Best months: April–June and September–October. 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
43° / 30°
6 wet · 1 snow
Feb
47° / 32°
5 wet · 1 snow
Mar
54° / 36°
5 wet
Apr
60° / 40°
4 wet
May
69° / 49°
4 wet
Jun
79° / 57°
3 wet
Jul
87° / 65°
2 wet
Aug
86° / 64°
1 wet
Sep
78° / 57°
2 wet
Oct
64° / 47°
3 wet
Nov
52° / 37°
4 wet
Dec
44° / 30°
5 wet · 1 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sutcliffe, NV, 4.7 mi away at 3,900 ft. The station sits about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Pig Rock Area is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Sierra Front Field Office in Nevada, about 4.7 miles from the Sutcliffe weather station. It sits among several other climbing spots in the same cluster, including Little Shop of Horrors and Pot Belly Boulders, both within a quarter mile. The area has 12 routes, split between bouldering and alpine and sport climbing. Most are boulders, with grades from V0 up to V8, and the bouldering here ranges from the easier V0 of Lizard King to the harder V8 of Overbite. Pig's Bowl is a boulder problem with a V2-3 grade, and Rising from the Weeds is a V1. The most comfortable climbing months are late spring and early fall. Typical averages from the Sutcliffe station, which sits about 900 feet lower than the area, put May highs near 69°F and September highs near 78°F, while July and August average in the mid-80s.
Routes (12)
Bigmouth Cave (Boulder)(3)
Entrance Rock(1)
Needle Rock(2)
Pig, The(1)
Shooting Gallery Buttress(1)
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