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Upper Level - Right

Upper Level - Right in Nevada has 7 sport climbing routes across 6 difficulty grades.

Upper Level - RightPhoto: joannapoe, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
7 routes
5.7 – 5.11c
Sport

Best time to visit Upper Level - Right

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.

Upper Level - Right is a sport climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in Nevada, within the Red Rock/Sloan Field Office. It sits among a cluster of climbing areas, with Upper Level - Left, Sweet Pain Wall and Lower Level - Right all about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all sport, and the routes run from 5.7 up to 5.11c. The most common grade is 5.11a, with several routes in the 5.11a to 5.11c range. Among them are Oils Well that Ends Well at 5.11a and Livin' on Borrowed Time at 5.11c, both first ascended by Steagall, Sandefur, Werner and Sobocan in 1990. 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 half a mile away, and Red Rock Canyon Campground is roughly 3.4 miles off.

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