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Arizona · Rock climbing · Entro · Near Prescott
Dam Wall
Photo: Chris English, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 5 routes
- 5.9- – 5.11b/c
- Trad
- Mar–May, Sep–Oct
- best months
Dam Wall is a climbing area in Arizona, sitting right at the town of Entro. It's a compact spot with five traditional routes, all rated between 5.9- and 5.11b/c, so it works well for a short session on a single wall. The most comfortable months for a visit are spring and fall. Typical averages from the nearby Prescott weather station show May highs around 76°F and October highs around 73°F, while July and August climb to about 90°F with more wet days. The routes here are all trad, and the grade range runs from 5.9- up to 5.11b/c. Dam Classic (aka The Dam Crack) is the easiest at 5.9-, and West Nile is the hardest at 5.11b/c. Haywire, at 5.10, is a good middle ground. The Iron King Trail and Tom Mix Trail both start within a quarter mile, and The Top Wall and The Oasis are climbing areas about half a mile away.
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More in PrescottBest time to go · Mar–May, Sep–Oct
Best time to visit Dam Wall
Best months: March–May and September–October. 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.
Jan
53° / 24°
5 wet
Feb
55° / 26°
6 wet
Mar
61° / 32°
5 wet
Apr
68° / 37°
3 wet
May
76° / 45°
3 wet
Jun
87° / 54°
3 wet
Jul
90° / 61°
9 wet
Aug
87° / 60°
10 wet
Sep
82° / 52°
6 wet
Oct
73° / 40°
4 wet
Nov
62° / 30°
4 wet
Dec
52° / 24°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Prescott, AZ, 3 mi away at 5,205 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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