Nevada · Rock climbing · Las Vegas

Warm-Up Boulder

Warm-Up Boulder in Nevada has 7 bouldering routes with 4 distinct difficulty grades.

Warm-Up BoulderPhoto: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
7 routes
V0- – V3-4
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.

  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.

Warm-Up Boulder is a bouldering area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Red Rock/Sloan Field Office in Nevada, about 2 miles from Red Rock Canyon Campground. It sits among several other climbing areas, with Red Spring (aka Turtle Shell) Boulder and the Red Spring Boulders just 0.1 mile away. The Calico Overlook Trail starts about 0.2 mile off. The climbing here is all bouldering, and the seven routes run from V0- to V3-4. Bugs Bunny is the easiest at V0-, and Brass Knuckles and Knuckle Bunnies top out at V3-4. The grades are typical of bouldering in this corner of the Red Rock area. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show October highs around 75°F and May highs around 80°F, while July and August average in the mid-90s. The Calico Causeway mountain biking route is about 0.4 mile away. Red Rock Canyon Campground, 2.2 miles off, is the closest place to camp.

Routes (7)

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