Arizona · Rock climbing · Oak Creek Canyon · Near Kachina Village

Brokeback Mountain

5.11
grade
Trad Gear
style
Mar–May, Sep–Nov
best months

Is Brokeback Mountain open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Red Rock Ranger District. It doesn't name Brokeback Mountain, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

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

One of 15 routes catalogued in the Main Wall sector of Oak Creek Canyon, situated in the middle of the crag's 5.8– to 5.13b range. First ascent: D. Bloom/W. Culbrith/BenZH -Fall 2015.

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  • Sleep close

    Manzanita.

    Campground

    Sites open the weekend of Dec 4 on Recreation.gov
  • Eat after

    Chipotle

    Fast food

    Open after 6

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  • Nearby · The Double Clutching Wall · The Left Wall · The Right Wall
  • Best time to go · Mar–May, Sep–Nov

    Best time to visit Brokeback Mountain

    Best months: March–May and September–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

      54° / 30°

    2. Feb

      57° / 31°

    3. Mar

      64° / 35°

    4. Apr

      70° / 39°

    5. May

      78° / 46°

    6. Jun

      88° / 54°

    7. Jul

      90° / 61°

    8. Aug

      88° / 60°

    9. Sep

      84° / 54°

    10. Oct

      74° / 44°

    11. Nov

      63° / 36°

    12. Dec

      53° / 30°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Oak Creek Canyon, AZ, 2.7 mi away at 5,118 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Photo of the crag

Oak Creek Canyon — the crag this route is on
Oak Creek Canyon, Arizona — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Don Graham from Redlands, CA, USA - God bless it!, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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