Arizona · Rock climbing · Mount Lemmon · Near Oracle

Hearthstone

HearthstonePhoto: 666isMONEY ☮ ♥ & ☠, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
10 routes
5.7 – 5.11+
Trad · Sport · Mixed
Mar–Nov
best months

Is Hearthstone open right now?

Closure in the area

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

Hearthstone is a climbing area in the Santa Catalina Ranger District of Coronado National Forest in Arizona, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Chimney Rock just 0.1 mile away and Lost Hawk and Rollinstone each about 0.3 mile off. The Bug Springs Trail is roughly 0.9 mile away, and General Hitchcock Campground is about 1.3 miles away. The area has 10 routes, with six trad, three sport and one mixed. Grades run from 5.7 up to 5.11+, with the median around 5.10-. Among the named routes are Get Smart at 5.7, Ghouls and Goblins at 5.11+ and All Soles Day at 5.11, a sport route. For timing, the most comfortable months are typically May and September, when typical averages from the nearby Mt Lemmon Willow Canyon weather station run from highs around 71°F and lows near 51°F in May to highs around 75°F and lows near 59°F in September. That station sits about 1,000 feet below the area, so temperatures at Hearthstone run cooler.

Around this trail

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

    South Rim Campgrounds

    Campground

    Campground · 1.3 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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  • Best time to go · Mar–Nov

    Best time to visit Hearthstone

    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, 1.3 mi away at 7,027 ft. The station sits about 1,000 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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