Windy Canyon Boulders
12 bouldering routes in Nevada spanning 9 difficulty grades.
- 12 routes
- V0 – V9
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Windy Canyon Boulders
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. The station sits about 500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Windy Canyon Boulders is a bouldering area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Red Rock/Sloan Field Office in Nevada. It sits among a cluster of climbing areas, and the closest neighbors include Warm Up Boulder and Fish Head, both about 0.1 mile away, and East Face at 0.2 mile. The site is managed by the BLM. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Red Rock Canyon run from highs around 70°F in April to 75°F in October, while July and August typically top 94°F. The climbing is all bouldering, with 12 routes ranging from V0 to V9. Brown Kisses is the easiest at V0 and The Lion's Share the hardest at V9, with Gila Kiss at V2 and Bucephalus at V4-5 in between. For more time on the land, Red Rock Canyon Campground is about 9 miles away. Mountain bikers can reach White Rhino (Latenight Connector) and Badger Pass Trail within about 2 miles.
Routes (12)
La Petite Teton(1)
Lizard Skin(2)
Slug, The(1)
Sting, The(1)
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