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Southern Outcrops (Bouldering)

5 bouldering routes in Nevada with pads.

5 routes
V3 – V5
Bouldering

Best time to visit Southern Outcrops (Bouldering)

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

    53° / 32°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    56° / 35°

    5 wet

  3. Mar

    64° / 41°

    4 wet

  4. Apr

    70° / 47°

    2 wet

  5. May

    80° / 56°

    1 wet

  6. Jun

    90° / 66°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    95° / 73°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    94° / 72°

    2 wet

  9. Sep

    87° / 62°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    75° / 50°

    2 wet

  11. Nov

    62° / 38°

    2 wet

  12. 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, 4.3 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.

Southern Outcrops is a bouldering area in the Rainbow Mountain Wilderness, part of the Red Rock/Sloan Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management in Nevada. It sits within designated wilderness and is managed by the BLM. The bouldering here is compact, with five routes all rated V3 to V5. The climbers are named Once And For All (V3), Honest Abe (V4) and Impeded Stream, Outlandish and Uncut Gems (all V5). Dylan Demyanek is listed as the first ascent of each. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run to highs around 70°F in April and 75°F in October. July and August average about 94 to 95°F. That station sits roughly 700 feet lower than the outcrops, so temperatures at the rock run a little cooler. Illusion Crags and Disappearing Buttress are both within a third of a mile. Chocolate Rocks is about 0.6 miles away. Red Rock Canyon Campground is about 10 miles out.

Routes (5)

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