Cochise Stronghold
Campground
Campground · 3.7 mi from the trail
Arizona · Rock climbing · Cochise · Near Whetstone
Driven by Fear
- 5.8
- grade
- Trad Gear
- style
- Oct–Apr
- best months
Caution at last check
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 17 h ago
Is Driven by Fear open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Coronado National Forest.
Border Barrier Construction Closure
Agency alert covering Coronado National Forest · Order 03-05-00-26-011 · USFS · Coronado National Forest
No Fire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Coronado National Forest · USFS · Coronado National Forest
Barfoot Snake Closure Order 03-05-01-24-004
Agency alert covering Coronado National Forest · USFS · Coronado National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Coronado National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
One of ten routes catalogued at Warpath Dome, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's range. First ascent by Wit Wisniewski and Bob Kerry.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after - If it rains
Livery and horse corral in Tombstone, Arizona (1879-1888)
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors
More in Whetstone
The Boulder and Main WallRock climbing · ~4 min drivePhoto: StellarD, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
The AtticRock climbing · ~4 min drivePhoto: StellarD, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Grad RockRock climbing · ~4 min drivePhoto: StellarD, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Cochise Dome (What's My Line Dome)Rock climbing · ~5 min drivePhoto: StellarD, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- End PinnacleRock climbing · ~5 min drivePhoto: StellarD, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Rockfellow DomeRock climbing · ~5 min drivePhoto: StellarD, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Bastion TowersRock climbing · ~5 min drivePhoto: StellarD, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Lost Canyon AreaRock climbing · ~6 min drivePhoto: Umnak, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Rockfellow GroupRock climbing · ~5 min drivePhoto: StellarD, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Campground Area BouldersRock climbing · ~6 min drivePhoto: Umnak, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit Driven by Fear
Best months: October–April. 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
62° / 38°
4 wet
Feb
64° / 40°
4 wet
Mar
71° / 44°
3 wet
Apr
79° / 49°
1 wet
May
87° / 57°
1 wet
Jun
96° / 66°
3 wet
Jul
94° / 68°
10 wet
Aug
92° / 67°
10 wet
Sep
89° / 64°
6 wet
Oct
81° / 54°
3 wet
Nov
70° / 45°
3 wet
Dec
61° / 38°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tombstone, AZ, 13.9 mi away at 4,659 ft. The station sits about 800 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.
Photo of the crag
