Climbing Near Boulder City, Nevada

Secluded boulder in the middle of the mountain range that sits behind Nevada state college. Hike up Mt. Scorpion and traverse alone the ridge until you reach the impossible to miss boulder sitting in the middle of the range.

Black Mountain is a beautiful desert scramble more than a climbing area. The slender north-south, sometimes knife-edge ridge, is a fun and adventurey hike. The mountain is made up of basalt and granite. The west side is complete choss but the east side has excellent rock and most of the granite with many cliff facets worthy of climbs. The only reason that there aren’t a bunch of sport and mixed climbs across the east side is the ease of access vs quantity ratio. All of the good cliffs are a ways up very steep hillside, are small, and spread out. Black Mt forms the south side of Rail Road Pass and extends south to Eldorado Dry Lake. From the US93/95 junction go south on U95 for three miles (two from the new freeway) to Spring Canyon Rd. Turn right on this dirt road and follow it past the gravel pits for two miles to the foot of the mt. There's a powęr line road on the west side and various dirt roads on the east side that can offer other access to the mountain as well.

Two routes for those wanting to climb on the outskirts of the canyon. From the parking lot entrance, walk approximately 150 feet along the fence to the left. Duck under the rope in an open clearing and boulders should be 30 feet in front of you. The two routes on the boulders face the lot.