Arizona · Bouldering · Sedona · Near Kachina Village

Happy Puppy

V6
grade
Bouldering Pads
style
Oct–May
best months

Is Happy Puppy open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Coconino National Forest. It doesn't name Happy Puppy, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Coconino National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

This is the hardest climb catalogued at Second Area, representing the upper end of the V0–V6 range established at the crag.

Around this trail

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

    Rancho Sedona RV Park

    Campground

    Campground · 1.7 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Oaxaca

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 2 mi

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More in Kachina Village
  • Nearby · Across the Creek · First Area · Bikini Wall
  • Best time to go · Oct–May

    Best time to visit Happy Puppy

    Best months: October–May. 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

      58° / 34°

      5 wet

    2. Feb

      61° / 36°

      6 wet

    3. Mar

      67° / 40°

      6 wet

    4. Apr

      75° / 44°

      3 wet

    5. May

      84° / 53°

      3 wet

    6. Jun

      94° / 61°

      2 wet

    7. Jul

      97° / 68°

      6 wet

    8. Aug

      94° / 67°

      9 wet

    9. Sep

      89° / 61°

      5 wet

    10. Oct

      79° / 51°

      3 wet

    11. Nov

      67° / 41°

      4 wet

    12. Dec

      58° / 33°

      4 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sedona, AZ, 1.7 mi away at 4,220 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Photo of the crag

Second Area — the crag this route is on
Second Area, Arizona — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Brady Smith; Coconino National Forest, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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