Stick Gully
Stick Gully in Nevada has 29 climbing routes across 13 grades, offering bouldering, sport, and trad.
- 29 routes
- 5.5 – 5.11-
- Trad · Bouldering · Sport
Best time to visit Stick Gully
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, 4.4 mi away at 3,780 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.
Stick Gully is a climbing area in Nevada on Bureau of Land Management land within the Red Rock/Sloan Field Office. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Flight Path Area about 0.1 mile away and Straight Shooter Wall and Brass Wall within a third of a mile. The area is also close to Pine Creek Trail, a hike about 0.4 mile off. The climbing here is mostly trad, with 23 trad routes and five boulders among the 29 routes listed. The YDS grades run from 5.5 to 5.11-, with the median at 5.8. Boulder grades go up to V9. Some of the named routes include Good Day Sunshine at 5.5, Casper the Friendly Offwidth at 5.8 and Shadow Play at 5.11-. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show April highs around 70°F and October highs around 75°F, while July and August average in the mid-90s. That station sits about 820 feet lower than the area, so temperatures at Stick Gully run cooler.
Routes (29)
Jabberwocky(1)
Manteca Boulder(1)
Roni Size Boulder(2)
Solidworks(1)
Other routes(24)
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