Upper Tier
Upper Tier in Nevada has 33 climbing routes with mixed, sport, and trad styles.
Photo: lgoub, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 33 routes
- 5.3 – 5.12c
- Trad · Sport · Mixed
Best time to visit Upper Tier
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, 5.5 mi away at 3,780 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Upper Tier is a climbing area in Nevada on Bureau of Land Management land within the Red Rock/Sloan Field Office. It sits close to the Red Spring (aka Turtle Shell) Boulder and the Lower Tier, so it makes an easy addition to a day spent exploring the cluster of boulders and routes around Red Rock. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to climb. A nearby weather station records typical average highs of about 70°F in April and 75°F in October, while July and August typically average around 94 to 95°F. The area has 33 routes, with trad the most common style and sport and mixed also well represented. Grades run from 5.3 to 5.12c, so there is something for climbers of all levels. Some of the named routes are Penny Lane (5.3 trad), From Soup to Nuts (5.7 mixed), Valentine's Day (5.8+ mixed) and The Distance (5.12c sport). Other climbing is right next door: the Warm-Up Boulder is about 0.1 mile away and the Red Spring Boulders are about 0.2 mile away. Red Rock Canyon Campground is about 2.2 miles away.
Routes (33)
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