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

The Coke Wall Area

The Coke Wall AreaPhoto: Don Graham from Redlands, CA, USA - God bless it!, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
1 route
5.12-
Mixed
Mar–May, Sep–Nov
best months

Is Coke Wall Area, The open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Coconino National Forest. It doesn't name Coke Wall Area, The, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

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

The Coke Wall Area is a climbing spot in Arizona's Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness, within the Red Rock Ranger District of Coconino National Forest. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits about 0.5 miles from the Clifftop Trail and Slide Rock Trail, with Oak Creek and the Oak Creek Canyon climbing area both within about a mile. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Oak Creek Canyon weather station, at a similar elevation, run to highs around 70°F in April and 74°F in October, while July highs average about 90°F. The climbing here is a single mixed route, The People's Republic of Vermont, which was first climbed by J. Boyd, C. Belford and others, with a free ascent by J. Snyder and Z. Harrison. It is rated 5.12- on the YDS scale.

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  • Best time to go · Mar–May, Sep–Nov

    Best time to visit The Coke Wall Area

    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, 0.6 mi away at 5,118 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (1)

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