Nevada · Rock climbing · Las Vegas

Pocket Full of Kryptonite

The hardest of six catalogued routes at James Brown Area.

5.12b
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Best time to visit Pocket Full of Kryptonite

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, 6.6 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.

This route represents the upper end of the James Brown Area's catalogued climbs, where six routes span from 5.10c to 5.12b.

Photo of the crag

James Brown Area — the crag this route is on
James Brown Area, Nevada — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Corey Leopold, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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