Warm Up Boulder
5 bouldering routes in Nevada with difficulty grades ranging from easy to moderate.
- 5 routes
- V0 – V2
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Warm Up Boulder
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, 3.7 mi away at 3,780 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Warm Up Boulder is a bouldering area on Bureau of Land Management land in Nevada, within the Red Rock/Sloan Field Office. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Windy Canyon Boulders about 0.1 mile away and Fish Head and East Face each about 0.2 mile off. The closest campground is Red Rock Canyon Campground, roughly 9 miles away. The area is a short bouldering outing, with five routes all rated V0 or V2 on the V scale. Chet's arete and Short left sit are the easiest at V0, and Chet's arete left, Right slab bulge and Varnishing point are V2. The routes are all boulders, so there is no climbing on rope here. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. 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 station sits a few hundred feet lower than the boulders, so temperatures on the rock may run slightly cooler.
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