Arizona · Rock climbing · Mount Lemmon · Near Oracle

Continuum Crag

8 routes
5.8 – 5.12b
Sport
Mar–Nov
best months

Is Continuum Crag open right now?

Closure in the area

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

Continuum Crag 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 crag sits within designated wilderness. The climbing here is all sport, with eight routes spread across a range of grades from 5.8 to 5.12b. The most common grade is 5.10, and the hardest route is Returning To The Fold at 5.12b. Summit Cruzer is the easiest, at 5.8, and Supersymmetry and Flight of Imagination sit in the 5.11 and 5.12a range. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Mt Lemmon Willow Canyon, about 3.7 miles away, show May highs around 71°F and October highs around 68°F, with lows near 50°F. That station sits roughly 600 feet lower than the crag, so temperatures at the crag run a little cooler. Spectrum Crags and Spectrum Wall are both about 0.1 mile away, and Ireland is about 0.2 mile away. Spencer Canyon campground is about 0.6 mile away.

Around this trail

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

    Spencer Canyon

    Campground

    Campground · 0.6 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Sawmill Run

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 2 mi
  • If it rains

    Wildlife Viewing Area

    Viewpoint

    On your way back · 13 mi

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More in Oracle
  • Best time to go · Mar–Nov

    Best time to visit Continuum Crag

    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, 3.7 mi away at 7,027 ft. The station sits about 600 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.

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