Nevada · Bouldering · Carson City

Pump the Gas Ashley

Mid-range problem among five catalogued at Key Hole Boulders.

V2
grade
Bouldering Pads
style

Best time to visit Pump the Gas Ashley

Best months: April–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.

  1. Jan

    41° / 27°

    5 wet · 4 snow

  2. Feb

    43° / 29°

    5 wet · 4 snow

  3. Mar

    49° / 33°

    4 wet · 3 snow

  4. Apr

    55° / 36°

    3 wet · 1 snow

  5. May

    64° / 44°

    3 wet

  6. Jun

    74° / 53°

    2 wet

  7. Jul

    84° / 62°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    82° / 60°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    74° / 53°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    61° / 43°

    2 wet

  11. Nov

    49° / 33°

    4 wet · 2 snow

  12. Dec

    40° / 26°

    5 wet · 4 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Virginia City, NV, 6.9 mi away at 6,340 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of five routes catalogued at Key Hole Boulders, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's range from V0 to V4.

Photo of the crag

Key Hole Boulders — the crag this route is on
Key Hole Boulders, Nevada — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: jfdervin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

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