Arizona · Rock climbing · Mount Lemmon · Near Oracle

Faded Rock

Faded RockPhoto: Shepard4711, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
5 routes
5.9 – 5.11a
Trad · Sport · Mixed
Mar–Nov
best months

Is Faded Rock open right now?

Closure in the area

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

Faded Rock is a climbing area in the Santa Catalina Ranger District of Coronado National Forest in Arizona, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among several other climbing spots, with Hooligan's Hollow and Obscure Rock each about 0.1 mile away. The area has five routes, three of which are trad, one is mixed and one is sport. Grades run from 5.9 up to 5.11, with the median around 5.10+. The routes include Seventh Sojourn (5.9, trad), Eternity Road (5.10+, trad) and Seventh Heaven (5.11, sport). For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the sweet spots. Typical averages from the nearby Mt Lemmon Willow Canyon weather station show May highs around 71°F and October highs around 68°F, with lows near 50°F in both months. Winter is much colder, with December and January highs in the upper 40s. Nearby, Bug Springs offers mountain biking about a mile away, and Rose Canyon Lake is about 1.5 miles off. For an overnight stay, Rose Canyon campground is about 1.9 miles away and General Hitchcock campground is about 2 miles away.

Around this trail

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

    South Rim Campgrounds

    Campground

    Campground · 1.6 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Butler Hall

    Fast food

    On your way back · 3 mi
  • If it rains

    Wildlife Viewing Area

    Viewpoint

    On your way back · 16 mi

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

    Best time to visit Faded Rock

    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, 1.6 mi away at 7,027 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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