Nevada · Rock climbing · Goldfield

Tear Drop Dome

Tear Drop Dome in Nevada has 10 sport climbing routes on 7 difficulty grades.

10 routes
5.5 – 5.11c
Sport

Best time to visit Tear Drop Dome

Best months: April–June and September–October. 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

    41° / 23°

  2. Feb

    44° / 25°

  3. Mar

    52° / 30°

  4. Apr

    59° / 35°

  5. May

    69° / 44°

  6. Jun

    81° / 54°

  7. Jul

    88° / 61°

  8. Aug

    86° / 60°

  9. Sep

    79° / 51°

  10. Oct

    64° / 40°

  11. Nov

    50° / 30°

  12. Dec

    41° / 21°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tonopah, NV, 16.1 mi away at 6,010 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Tear Drop Dome is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Tonopah Field Office in Nevada, about 16 miles from the town of Tonopah. It sits among a cluster of climbing areas, with Lower Formation just 0.2 miles away and Stiff and Splits Dome about 0.4 miles off. The area is a sport climbing destination with 10 routes, ranging from 5.5 to 5.11c. The easiest is Bobcat Track at 5.5, and the hardest is Sphincter Shrinker at 5.11c. My Big Horn and Bypass are both around 5.10. The routes were first ascended by climbers including Kelly Cordner, John Willett and Ethan Banich. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from the nearby Tonopah weather station show May highs around 69°F and October highs around 64°F, while July averages climb to 88°F.

Routes (10)