Arizona · Rock climbing · Tucson · Near Oracle

Echo Dancer

5.9+
grade
Trad Gear
style
Nov–Apr
best months

Is Echo Dancer open right now?

Closure in the area

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

Located in the Echo Dancer Buttress sector of Sabino Canyon, this route sits in the middle range of the 11 climbs catalogued at the crag. First ascent: JMw, MC, JSl, MRr, JWl 12/01

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Sabino Canyon Recreation Area Cactus Ramada 1

    Campground

    Campground · 2.6 mi from the trail
  • If it rains

    Wildlife Viewing Area

    Viewpoint

    On your way back · 19 mi

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

    Best time to visit Echo Dancer

    Best months: November–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.

    1. Jan

      65° / 41°

    2. Feb

      68° / 43°

    3. Mar

      74° / 48°

    4. Apr

      82° / 54°

    5. May

      91° / 62°

    6. Jun

      101° / 72°

    7. Jul

      100° / 74°

    8. Aug

      98° / 73°

    9. Sep

      94° / 69°

    10. Oct

      86° / 59°

    11. Nov

      75° / 48°

    12. Dec

      65° / 41°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Saguaro Np, AZ, 11.2 mi away at 3,080 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

Sabino Canyon — the crag this route is on
Sabino Canyon, Arizona — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Raquel Baranow from Tucson, Arizona, U$A, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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