Arizona · Rock climbing · Scottsdale

Be My Ballantine's

5.7
grade
Trad Gear
style
Oct–Apr
best months

Is Be My Ballantine's open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Tonto National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Tonto National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

This is the hardest route catalogued at Boulder Mountain's Pergola sector, where trad gear protection is standard across all climbs.

Local outfitters

Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.

  • Nearby · El Oso Rodeo · Boulder Mountain · Gun Gallery
  • Best time to go · Oct–Apr

    Best time to visit Be My Ballantine's

    Best months: October–April. 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

      61° / 32°

      4 wet

    2. Feb

      66° / 36°

      5 wet

    3. Mar

      73° / 41°

      5 wet

    4. Apr

      81° / 47°

      2 wet

    5. May

      90° / 55°

      1 wet

    6. Jun

      100° / 63°

      1 wet

    7. Jul

      103° / 72°

      5 wet

    8. Aug

      101° / 71°

      7 wet

    9. Sep

      96° / 64°

      4 wet

    10. Oct

      85° / 51°

      3 wet

    11. Nov

      71° / 40°

      3 wet

    12. Dec

      60° / 32°

      4 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Punkin Ctr, AZ, 10.7 mi away at 2,325 ft. The station sits about 900 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.

Photo of the crag

Boulder Mountain — the crag this route is on
Boulder Mountain, Arizona — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Alan Levine from Mortlach, Canada, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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