Nevada · Rock climbing · Searchlight

South Breezeway Dome

South Breezeway Dome in Nevada has 9 traditional climbing routes across 5 grades.

9 routes
5.7 – 5.11+
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Best time to visit South Breezeway Dome

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.

  1. Jan

    54° / 38°

    3 wet

  2. Feb

    58° / 39°

    3 wet

  3. Mar

    65° / 44°

    3 wet

  4. Apr

    73° / 48°

    2 wet

  5. May

    82° / 56°

    1 wet

  6. Jun

    93° / 66°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    97° / 72°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    96° / 71°

    3 wet

  9. Sep

    89° / 66°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    77° / 55°

    2 wet

  11. Nov

    63° / 44°

    1 wet

  12. Dec

    53° / 37°

    3 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Searchlight, NV, 13.5 mi away at 3,540 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.

South Breezeway Dome is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Las Vegas Field Office, about 4 miles from the town of Nelson in southern Nevada. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Searchlight weather station show April highs around 73°F and October highs around 77°F, while July averages about 97°F and winter lows dip to the upper 30s. North Breezeway Dome lies about 0.1 mile away, and Bone Daddy Dome and Big Ass Rocks- Knob Hill Bouldering are each about 0.2 mile off. Nelson Crags, roughly 4.6 miles away, is the next climbing area in the area.

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