Nevada · Rock climbing · Bunkerville

Sun City

Sun City in Nevada has 6 sport climbing routes across 6 difficulty grades.

6 routes
5.10c – 5.13a
Sport

Best time to visit Sun City

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° / 28°

    5 wet

  2. Feb

    59° / 32°

    5 wet

  3. Mar

    68° / 39°

    5 wet

  4. Apr

    75° / 46°

    3 wet

  5. May

    85° / 55°

    3 wet

  6. Jun

    96° / 64°

    2 wet

  7. Jul

    102° / 72°

    3 wet

  8. Aug

    100° / 70°

    3 wet

  9. Sep

    92° / 61°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    79° / 47°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    64° / 35°

    3 wet

  12. Dec

    53° / 28°

    5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at St George, UT, 40.6 mi away at 2,857 ft. The station sits about 1,600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Sun City is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in Nevada, within the Las Vegas Field Office. It sits about 0.1 mile from the Chick Magnet Sector and the Digimon Sector, which makes it easy to pair with those two climbing areas in one visit. The climbing here is all sport, and the routes run from about 5.10c up to 5.13a. The hardest of them is Happy Ending at 5.13a, and the easiest is Cancer Crack at 5.10c. The median grade is 5.12a. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in St. George, Utah, show April highs around 75°F and October highs around 79°F, while July averages about 102°F. That station sits roughly 1,600 feet lower than the climbing area, so temperatures at the crag run cooler. The closest climbing is across the line in Arizona, with The Grail and The Sacred Trust about 4 miles away. For a change of pace, the Old Spanish Trail hike lies about 7.5 miles off.

Routes (6)

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