Sandstone Quarry
Near Las Vegas
Photo: Lukáš Lalinský, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 24 routes
- 5.7 – 5.12d
- Sport · Bouldering · Trad
Best time to visit Sandstone Quarry
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, 6.8 mi away at 3,780 ft. The station sits about 600 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.
Sandstone Quarry is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in Nevada, within the Red Rock/Sloan Field Office. It sits among several other climbing spots and trails, with Turtlehead Peak just 0.1 mile away and the Parking Lot Area, The Grindhouse and Sonic Youth Cliff each about 0.2 mile off. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run to highs around 70°F in April and 75°F in October, while July and August average highs near 95°F. That station sits roughly 600 feet lower than the quarry, so expect it to run a little cooler on the rock. The quarry has 24 routes, with sport climbing making up the bulk of them. Boulder problems run from V1 to V3, and sport routes grade from 5.7 up to 5.12d. Southern Comfort is one of the harder sport routes at 5.12d, and Lounge Tomato is a 5.12b.
Routes (24)
Blister in the Sun(1)
Broast and Toast Wall(3)
Bull Market(1)
Common Time(1)
Computer Virus Wall(1)
Java Boulder(1)
Pier Boulders, The(2)
Propane Tank Boulder, The(2)
The Salt Factory(2)
The Satellite Wall(2)
Trophy Crack(1)
Wake-up Wall Boulders(1)
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