The Library
The Library in Nevada has 11 bouldering routes across 7 grades.
Photo: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 11 routes
- V0 – V5
- Bouldering
Best time to visit The Library
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, 2.1 mi away at 3,780 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
The Library is a bouldering area on Bureau of Land Management land in Nevada, within the Red Rock/Sloan Field Office. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with The Monument and Twin Towers each about 0.1 mile away and Black Velvet Canyon Boulders about 0.2 mile off. The area is managed by the BLM, and its bouldering is all on the same scale, with 11 routes ranging from V0 to V5. 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. The bouldering here is all on the V scale, with the easiest route at V0 and the hardest at V5. Among the named routes are Chapter 11 (V0), Bookshelf Traverse (V1-2) and Pink Hammer, Dicks Out (V5).
Routes (11)
Circulation Desk(4)
Final Chapter, The(3)
Non-Fiction(4)
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