Smears for Fears Area
Smears for Fears Area in Nevada has 6 traditional climbing routes across 5 grades.
Photo: cifraser1, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 6 routes
- 5.7 – 5.11d
- Trad
Best time to visit Smears for Fears Area
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, 5.5 mi away at 3,780 ft. The station sits about 800 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.
Smears for Fears Area is a climbing area in Nevada's Rainbow Mountain Wilderness, on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management's Red Rock/Sloan Field Office. Because it sits inside designated wilderness, visitors should plan around wilderness rules for the area. Spring and fall are the most comfortable seasons to climb. A nearby weather station records typical average highs around 70°F in April and 75°F in October, with lows near 47°F and 50°F. That station sits about 800 feet lower than the crag, so temperatures up at the rock usually run somewhat cooler. Other climbing is close by. Frigid Air Buttress, Necromancer Wall and Ice Box Canyon Bouldering are each about 0.1 mile away, and the Ice Box Canyon hike is roughly 0.6 mile off. For an overnight stay, Red Rock Canyon Campground is about 6 miles away.
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