The Walrus
The Walrus in Nevada has 6 sport climbing routes on 6 difficulty grades.
Photo: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 6 routes
- 5.7 – 5.12b
- Sport
Best time to visit The Walrus
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, 6.9 mi away at 3,780 ft. The station sits about 800 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 Walrus 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 spots, with The Wake-Up Wall, The Numbers Crag and The Twinkie all about 0.1 mile away. The area is a sport climbing destination. Six routes are listed, with grades ranging from 5.7 to 5.12b. The easiest is "I am the Walrus" at 5.7, and the hardest is "Pigs from a Gun" at 5.12b. All were first ascended by climbers including Mike Kellas and Michael Kimm between 2007 and 2007. 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. That station sits about 777 feet lower than the Walrus, so temperatures at the crag run cooler. Turtlehead Peak is a hike about 0.3 mile away, and Calico Tanks Trail is about half a mile off. Red Rock Canyon Campground, roughly 4.7 miles away, is the closest place to camp.
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