The Texas Wall / West Velvet Wall
17 trad routes in Nevada spanning 13 difficulty grades.
Photo: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 17 routes
- 5.9 – 5.13a
- Trad
Best time to visit The Texas Wall / West Velvet Wall
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, 2.3 mi away at 3,780 ft. The station sits about 1,400 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.
The Texas Wall / West Velvet Wall is a climbing area in Nevada's Rainbow Mountain Wilderness, on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management's Red Rock/Sloan Field Office. It sits within the wilderness, and the surrounding area is a cluster of climbing spots, with Black Velvet Wall and Western Spaces Wall both about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all trad, with 17 routes ranging from 5.9 to 5.13a. Lone Star is a 5.11, and The Shuffle is the hardest at 5.13a. Great Expectations is a 5.9, and Tri Tip is a 5.11d. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs around 70°F in April to about 75°F in October, while July and August average in the mid-90s. That station sits roughly 1,400 feet lower than the wall, so temperatures on the wall run cooler. Descent Black Velvet Peak is a hike just 0.1 mile away, and Black Velvet Canyon is about 0.3 mile off. Red Rock Canyon Campground is about 8 miles away.
Routes (17)
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