Solar Slab - Lower Tier
Solar Slab - Lower Tier in Nevada has 15 trad routes across 10 difficulty grades.
- 15 routes
- 5.4 – 5.10b/c
- Trad
Best time to visit Solar Slab - Lower Tier
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, 2.8 mi away at 3,780 ft. The station sits about 700 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.
Solar Slab - Lower Tier is a climbing area in the Rainbow Mountain Wilderness, on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management's Red Rock/Sloan Field Office in Nevada. It sits within the wilderness, about 2.8 miles from the Red Rock Canyon weather station, which sits roughly 700 feet lower, so temperatures at the slab run a little cooler than the station's typical averages. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Red Rock Canyon station show April highs around 70°F and October highs around 75°F, while July and August average in the mid-90s. The Solar Slab - Upper Tier and Friar and Byrd Pinnacle, The climbing areas are each about 0.1 mile away, and the N Oak Creek Canyon hike starts just as close. For an overnight base, Red Rock Canyon Campground is about 6 miles off.
Routes (15)
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