Velvet Elvis and The Climb Bomb
7-route climbing area in Nevada with sport and trad options.
Photo: joannapoe, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 7 routes
- 5.9 – 5.11d
- Trad · Sport
Best time to visit Velvet Elvis and The Climb Bomb
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, 5.7 mi away at 3,780 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Velvet Elvis and The Climb Bomb 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 areas, with The Black Hole, Universal City and Child's Play Wall all about 0.1 mile away. The area has seven routes, with four trad and three sport, and the grades run from 5.9 up to 5.11d. Climb Machine is the easiest at 5.9, and Backburner and Climb Bomb are the hardest at 5.11d. The Bobby is a sport route at 5.11b. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. 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 Girl Scout Trail and Calico Basin Trail are both within half a mile. Red Rock Canyon Campground is about 2.6 miles away.
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