Arizona · Rock climbing · Mount Lemmon · Near Oracle

Big Pine Towers - West Face

Big Pine Towers - West FacePhoto: hakkun, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
6 routes
5.8+ – 5.11
Sport · Mixed · Trad
Mar–Nov
best months

Is Big Pine Towers - West Face open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Santa Catalina Ranger District. It doesn't name Big Pine Towers - West Face, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Santa Catalina Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Big Pine Towers - West Face is a climbing area in Arizona's Coronado National Forest, within the Santa Catalina Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the West Face of the towers sits among several other climbing areas in the district, including Rupley Towers and Anduriel Tower, each about 0.1 mile away. The routes here are sport and mixed climbs, with one trad line. Grades run from 5.8+ to 5.11, and sport routes like Recovery Room and Malpractice sit at 5.10 and 5.10, while It's A Disease and The Sloth are 5.11. Labor Daze is a mixed climb at 5.8+, and Wicked Indecency is a trad route at 5.8+. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from the nearby Mt Lemmon Willow Canyon weather station, at about 7,000 feet, show May highs around 71°F and October highs near 68°F. Summer highs typically sit around 80°F. Nearby options include New Wave Wall, about 0.1 mile away, and the Bug Springs mountain biking area and Bug Springs Trail, both under 2 miles off. Rose Canyon Campground is about 1.8 miles away.

Around this trail

Add any of these when you start a trip
  • Sleep close

    South Rim Campgrounds

    Campground

    Campground · 1.5 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Butler Hall

    Fast food

    On your way back · 3 mi
  • If it rains

    Wildlife Viewing Area

    Viewpoint

    On your way back · 16 mi

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  • Best time to go · Mar–Nov

    Best time to visit Big Pine Towers - West Face

    Best months: March–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.

    1. Jan

      50° / 34°

    2. Feb

      50° / 33°

    3. Mar

      55° / 37°

    4. Apr

      62° / 43°

    5. May

      71° / 51°

    6. Jun

      80° / 60°

    7. Jul

      80° / 63°

    8. Aug

      79° / 62°

    9. Sep

      75° / 59°

    10. Oct

      68° / 49°

    11. Nov

      59° / 40°

    12. Dec

      49° / 33°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mt Lemmon Willow Canyon, AZ, 1.5 mi away at 7,027 ft. The station sits about 600 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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