Arizona · Rock climbing · Mount Lemmon · Near Oracle

The Gallery

The GalleryPhoto: Shepard4711, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
6 routes
5.11a/b – 5.13c
Sport
Mar–Nov
best months

Is Gallery, The open right now?

Closure in the area

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

The Gallery is a sport 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 areas, with Swim Fin, North Fin and South Fin all about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all sport, and the routes run from about 5.11a/b up to 5.13c. The median grade is 5.13a. Among the named routes are Opening Night at 5.11a/b, Pucker Up at 5.13a and The Riddle of Steel at 5.13c. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the sweet spots. Typical averages from the nearby Mt Lemmon Willow Canyon weather station, at a similar elevation, 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 January highs around 50°F and lows near 34°F. Gordon Hirabayashi Campground and Rose Canyon campground are both about 2 miles away. Bug Springs Trail is about 1.8 miles off, and the Bug Springs mountain biking area is about 1.1 miles away.

Around this trail

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

    South Rim Campgrounds

    Campground

    Campground · 1.8 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 The Gallery

    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, 1.8 mi away at 7,027 ft. The station sits about 600 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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