Nevada · Rock climbing · Las Vegas

The Monument

The Monument in Nevada has 16 climbing routes across 12 grades.

The MonumentPhoto: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
16 routes
5.9 – 5.13a
Trad · Mixed · Sport

Best time to visit The Monument

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, 2 mi away at 3,780 ft. The station sits about 700 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 Monument is a climbing area in the Rainbow Mountain Wilderness, part of the Bureau of Land Management's Red Rock/Sloan Field Office in Nevada. It sits within designated wilderness, and the surrounding land is managed by the BLM. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 80°F and October highs around 75°F, while July averages about 95°F and January highs hover near 53°F. That station sits about 700 feet lower than the Monument, so temperatures up here run somewhat cooler. The area has 16 routes, 14 of which are trad, with grades ranging from 5.9 to 5.13a. Desert Gold is the hardest, and Headlamp Mechanics is the easiest. The Library and Burlap Buttress are both within a quarter mile. The Twin Towers and Black Velvet Canyon Boulders are about 0.2 miles away.

Routes (16)

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