Arizona · Rock climbing · Mount Lemmon · Near Oracle

Cave Wall

14 routes
5.5 – 5.10c
Sport
Mar–Nov
best months

Is Cave Wall open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Santa Catalina Ranger District. It doesn't name Cave Wall, 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.

Cave Wall is a sport climbing area in the Pusch Ridge Wilderness, part of the Santa Catalina Ranger District of Coronado National Forest in Arizona. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits within designated wilderness. The climbing here is all sport, with 14 routes spread across a range of grades from 5.5 to 5.10c. The easiest is Manly Woman at 5.5, and the hardest is Your Flesh is Weak at 5.10c. Several of the routes were first ascended in 2007 by climbers including Tony Horness, Tony Lusk and Andy Tretiakoff. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Mt Lemmon Willow Canyon, about 1.4 miles away, show May highs around 71°F and October highs around 68°F, with lows near 50°F. That station sits about 450 feet lower than the wall, so temperatures on the rock run a little cooler. Incinerated Ridge and Tall Wall are both about 0.1 mile away, and Boyscout Wall is about 0.3 mile off. For an overnight base, Showers Point Group Site is about 0.6 mile away.

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    Camp Zion

    Campground

    Campground · 0.2 mi from the trail
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    Butler Hall

    Fast food

    On your way back · 1 mi
  • If it rains

    Wildlife Viewing Area

    Viewpoint

    On your way back · 14 mi

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  • Best time to go · Mar–Nov

    Best time to visit Cave Wall

    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, 1.4 mi away at 7,027 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (14)

Hornass NestFA: 2007 Tony Horness, Tony Lusk, Andy Tretiakoff5.10MatterhornessFA: 2007 Tony Horness, Tony Lusk, Andy Tretiakoff5.10Pissed off MofoFA: 2007 Andy Tretiakoff, Tony Lusk, Tony Horness5.10Broken DreamsFA: 2008 Tony Lusk, Tony Horness, Andy Tretiakoff, Dave Weeks5.10-Your Flesh is WeakFA: 2008 Dave Weeks, Ryan Swedekamp, Megan Swedekamp, Andy Tretiakoff, Tony Lusk, Tony Horness5.10cManly WomanFA: 2007 Kent Bruner, Tony Lusk, Tony Horness5.5Eman saves TmanFA: 2007 Tony Lusk, Tony Horness, Andy Tretiakoff5.6Pali GapFA: 2007 Tony Horness, Tony Lusk, Andy Tretiakoff, Jimi5.7Lords of KarmaFA: 2007 Tony Horness, Tony Lusk, Andy Tretiakoff, Dave Weeks5.8Bitter Table for OneFA: 2007 Tony Horness, Tony Lusk, Andy Tretiakoff5.9Divorce TherapyFA: 2007 Tony Horness, Tony Lusk, Andy Tretiakoff5.9Shadows of the MindFA: 2007 Tony Lusk, Tony Horness, Andy Tretiakoff5.9T and TFA: 2007 Tony Horness, Tony Lusk5.9-Meat GazerFA: 2007 Tony Horness, Tony Lusk5.9+

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