Nevada · Rock climbing · Las Vegas

The Gallery

The Gallery in Nevada has 20 climbing routes across 16 grades, offering sport and trad options.

The GalleryPhoto: joannapoe, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
20 routes
5.6 – 5.13c
Sport · Trad

Best time to visit The Gallery

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

The Gallery 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 other climbing areas, with Wall of Confusion, Stone Wall and Hunter S. Thompson Dome all about 0.1 mile away. The area has 20 routes, mostly sport climbing with one trad route. The grades run from 5.6 up to 5.13c, with the hardest route, Sissy Traverse, at 5.13c. Gelatin Pooch is a sport route at 5.10a, and Yaak Crack is a sport route at 5.11c. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to climb. 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. The Calico Basin Trail and Guardian Angel are both about 0.7 mile away, and Red Rock Canyon Campground is about 3.5 miles off.

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