Solar Slab - Upper Tier
Solar Slab - Upper Tier in Nevada has 10 traditional climbing routes.
Photo: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 10 routes
- 5.6 – 5.9
- Trad
Best time to visit Solar Slab - Upper 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, 2.9 mi away at 3,780 ft. The station sits about 1,100 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 - Upper Tier is a climbing area in the Rainbow Mountain Wilderness, within the Red Rock/Sloan Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management in Nevada. It sits in the high desert, where temperatures run cooler than the nearby Red Rock Canyon weather station, which sits about 1,100 feet lower. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to climb here. Typical averages from the station show October highs around 75°F with lows near 50°F, and April highs near 70°F, while July and August average in the mid-90s. The area has 10 traditional routes, with grades ranging from 5.6 to 5.9. Going Nuts is the easiest at 5.6, and Change Up and Sunflower are the hardest at 5.9. The Lower Tier and The Friar and Byrd Pinnacle are both about 0.1 mile away, and the Rainbow Mountain - East Face is about 0.3 mile off.
Routes (10)
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