Blue Sky Bluff  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Elevation:  7,000' Lat, Long:  36.2631, -115.6285 Map Page Views:  2,180. Good page? (1 like)    Administrator:  Tom Erickson Submitted By:  dnoB ekiM on Jun 29, 2012 Make this area a Favorite What's New   Print a Mini-Guide with routes Add Route  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event  Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed 63° | 36° 61° | 36° 55° | 37° 68° | 41° 68° | 41°

BETA PHOTO: The unbolted scoop/overhang at Blue Sky Bluff. Ha...

Description 

A lucky find of a new crag at Mt. Charleston. The trees hide this nearly roadside crag (a short <10 minute hike). It currently has 8 lines on great rock. It faces South/East and roast in the sun until about 2pm in Summer.

It is comfy to climb here after 2pm when the valley is above 100. When it is in the 80's in the valley, you can climb here all day,and you can also climb here in the sun (before noon) when the temps are cool (spring/fall).

Getting There 

See approach here: Blue Sky Bluff Approach Map


Park on the rightside pullout (as you head up the Mt.) a few hundred yards before the Rainbow Subdivision sign. Hike up to the sign on the side of the road and head right at the huge pine tree. Head up the obvious gully that has been cleared of trees by the forest service. Bear right where the gully system branches and note the first of the black/red flagging tape. There is also blue flagging tape that the forest service used to mark the clear cutting line. This black/red flagging tape was used to mark the trail and will be removed when the trail is well established.

Hike through the trees straight up the gully after the first black/red tape for about a hundred hards...hop a fallen tree and note the 2nd black/red flagging tape about 50 feet past the fallen tree. Turn left and up the hill here. Follow the black/red flags to the base of the cliff.

You will arrive at the base of Low Pull 5.10a. Total hike time is about 10 minutes. Google Map for Blue Sky Bluff Approach

The Classics

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Bad Seed 5.12a  NV : Mt. Charleston : Blue Sky Bluff

Classic Mt C pocket pulling! Follow a traversing line of crimps to the obvious traversing line of all natural pockets. The first bolt is just left of the first bolt of Going In. The super fun crux is at the 4th bolt. BIG undercling move off a bomber pocket on bad feet to a rad half pad 2 finger side pull (pocket like feature). I really enjoyed climbing this route! So much fun!A line heading directly up from the ground to the anchors of this route would be good! Very hard...but good....[more]   Browse More Classics in NV