Nevada · Rock climbing · Mount Charleston

Walden

Walden is a Nevada climbing area with 5 sport routes across 4 difficulty grades.

WaldenPhoto: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
5 routes
5.10b – 5.10d
Sport

Is Walden open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. It doesn't name Walden, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Walden

Best months: May–October. 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

    44° / 22°

    6 wet

  2. Feb

    44° / 22°

    6 wet

  3. Mar

    49° / 26°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    55° / 30°

    4 wet

  5. May

    63° / 37°

    4 wet

  6. Jun

    74° / 46°

    2 wet

  7. Jul

    79° / 52°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    78° / 52°

    6 wet

  9. Sep

    72° / 44°

    4 wet

  10. Oct

    62° / 35°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    51° / 27°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    44° / 21°

    5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mt Charleston Fire Stn, NV, 0.5 mi away at 7,460 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Walden is a climbing area in Nevada's Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, part of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits within the recreation area's ranger district. The climbing here is all sport, with five routes ranging from 5.10b to 5.10d. The Life I Imagined is the easiest at 5.10b, and I am the Breeze is the hardest at 5.10d. Mike Bond is the first ascender of several of the routes, including The Life I Imagined and Several More Lives to Live. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Mt Charleston, about half a mile away, show July highs around 79°F with lows near 52°F, while winter highs sit in the mid-40s. Other climbing areas are close by. Weakness Wall is about 0.1 mile away, Kyle Canyon is about 0.2 mile away, and The Church Pew is about 0.2 mile away. Cathedral Rock Picnic Area, a campground, is about 0.5 mile away.

Routes (5)

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