Nevada · Rock climbing · Las Vegas

Viagra Tower

Viagra Tower in Nevada has 6 climbing routes across 3 grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad styles.

Viagra TowerPhoto: Carsten Tolkmit, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
6 routes
5.6 – 5.8
Trad · Mixed · Sport

Best time to visit Viagra Tower

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, 5.6 mi away at 3,780 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Viagra Tower is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in Nevada's Red Rock/Sloan Field Office. It sits among several other climbing areas within about a tenth of a mile, including Classic Rock Wall, First Pullout (Calico I) and Universal City. The nearest trails are Calico Basin Trail and Girl Scout Trail, both about 0.4 miles away. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run highs around 70°F in April and 75°F in October, while July highs average about 95°F. The area has six routes, with trad, sport and mixed styles covering grades from 5.6 to 5.8. Viagra Corner and Winger were both first ascended in 2004 by Ninfa Cauchois and a friend, and the hardest route is The Shaft at 5.8. Red Rock Canyon Campground is about 2.7 miles away.

Routes (6)

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