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The Spy Cliff

Spy Cliff, The in Nevada has 6 climbing routes across 5 difficulty grades.

The Spy CliffPhoto: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
6 routes
5.9 – 5.12a
Sport · Trad

Best time to visit The Spy Cliff

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, 6.9 mi away at 3,780 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Spy Cliff is a climbing area in Nevada's La Madre Mountain Wilderness, on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management's Red Rock/Sloan Field Office. Because it sits inside designated wilderness, plan on a backcountry setting rather than a developed site. Spring and fall are the most comfortable seasons. A nearby weather station records typical averages of about 70°F highs and 47°F lows in April and about 75°F highs in October, while July highs typically reach about 95°F. That station sits slightly lower than the cliff, so temperatures at the rock run a little cooler. Several other climbing spots lie within a few hundred yards, including Three Peaks Gully and the West Shoulder of Kraft Mountain, both about 0.1 mile away. Ash Spring Trail starts about half a mile off, and Red Rock Canyon Campground is roughly 3 miles away for an overnight base.

Routes (6)

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