Western Fringe
11-route climbing area in Nevada with sport and trad options.
- 11 routes
- 5.5 – 5.10a
- Trad · Sport
Best time to visit Western Fringe
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
54° / 38°
3 wet
Feb
58° / 39°
3 wet
Mar
65° / 44°
3 wet
Apr
73° / 48°
2 wet
May
82° / 56°
1 wet
Jun
93° / 66°
1 wet
Jul
97° / 72°
2 wet
Aug
96° / 71°
3 wet
Sep
89° / 66°
2 wet
Oct
77° / 55°
2 wet
Nov
63° / 44°
1 wet
Dec
53° / 37°
3 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Searchlight, NV, 16.6 mi away at 3,540 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Western Fringe is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Las Vegas Field Office in Nevada, about 16 miles from the town of Searchlight. It sits among a cluster of other climbing areas, so it works well as a base for exploring several crags in a single outing. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Searchlight weather station show April highs around 73°F and October highs around 77°F, while July and August average in the mid-90s. Back Forty Wall and White Dream are both about 0.1 mile away, and Keyhole Canyon Bouldering is about 0.2 mile off. Anasazi Walls lies roughly 0.3 mile away.
Routes (11)
Hunter Crag(2)
Paiute Crags Middle(1)
Paiute Crags North(2)
Paiute Crags South(2)
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