Incinerated Ridge

Incinerated Ridge is a climbing area in Arizona's Pusch Ridge Wilderness, within the Santa Catalina Ranger District of Coronado National Forest. The Forest Service manages the land, and the ridge sits among a cluster of climbing walls, with Tall Wall and Cave Wall each about 0.1 mile away and Boyscout Wall about 0.3 mile off. The climbing here is all sport, with 10 routes spread across a range from 5.6 to 5.10. Among them are Ashes to Ashes at 5.6, Black Forest at 5.7+, and Lay Blackie at 5.10. The routes were first ascended in 2007 by climbers including Tony Lusk, Tony Horness and Andy Tretiakoff. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Mt Lemmon Willow Canyon, about 1.4 miles away, show May highs around 71°F and October highs around 68°F, with lows near 50°F. That station sits about 450 feet below the ridge, so temperatures on the ridge run a little cooler. Showers Point Group Site is about 0.6 mile away, and Rose Canyon offers camping about 0.9 mile off. The Bigelow and Rose Canyon Lake hikes are both within a mile.