Road Canyon Camp Area
Campground
Campground · 9.6 mi from the trail
Arizona · Rock climbing · Huachuca City · Near Whetstone
Iron Phoenix
- 5.8+
- grade
- Sport Bolted
- style
- Oct–May
- best months
One of 18 climbs catalogued at Whippersnapper Wall, positioned at the lower end of the crag's 5.8+ to 5.12d range. First ascent: Jeff Gicklhorn, Nick Henscheid, Nov 2020.
Around this trail
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Restaurant
Open after 6- If it rains
Livery and horse corral in Tombstone, Arizona (1879-1888)
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Best time to go · Oct–May
Best time to visit Iron Phoenix
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.
Jan
61° / 34°
Feb
64° / 36°
Mar
70° / 40°
Apr
77° / 45°
May
84° / 52°
Jun
93° / 62°
Jul
91° / 66°
Aug
89° / 64°
Sep
86° / 59°
Oct
79° / 50°
Nov
68° / 41°
Dec
60° / 34°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ft Huachuca Pioneer Airfield, AZ, 5.9 mi away at 4,768 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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