Arizona · Rock climbing · Flagstaff · Near Kachina Village

Lake Mary Areas

5 routes
V1-2 – V6
Bouldering
May–Jul, Sep–Oct
best months

Is Lake Mary Areas open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Coconino National Forest. It doesn't name Lake Mary Areas, so check the source for the area it covers.

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

Lake Mary Areas is a climbing area in Arizona's Coconino National Forest, within the Forest Service's Flagstaff Ranger District. It sits in a cluster of bouldering spots with several other climbing areas close by, making it a compact base for a day of rock. The area is made up of five bouldering routes, all rated on the V scale from V1-2 up to V6. The warmest of them, Donnybrook, is a V2 with a first ascent by Andrew McClure, while Backwards to Sunset is the hardest at V6. The other routes include Warm up 1 and Warm up 2, both V2, and Unknown at V5-6. The most comfortable time to visit runs from late spring into early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Flagstaff Pulliam airport weather station show May highs around 68°F and October highs around 64°F, with July and August bringing the most wet days of the year. Several climbing areas and hikes lie within a mile, including Nose Rock and The Shooting Gallery, and the Canyon Vista and Sandys Canyon hikes. Marshall Lake offers fishing about 4 miles away.

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  • Best time to go · May–Jul, Sep–Oct

    Best time to visit Lake Mary Areas

    Best months: May–July and September–October. 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

      43° / 18°

      7 wet

    2. Feb

      46° / 20°

      7 wet

    3. Mar

      52° / 24°

      7 wet

    4. Apr

      59° / 28°

      5 wet

    5. May

      68° / 35°

      4 wet

    6. Jun

      79° / 43°

      4 wet

    7. Jul

      82° / 51°

      11 wet

    8. Aug

      79° / 51°

      13 wet

    9. Sep

      74° / 43°

      8 wet

    10. Oct

      64° / 32°

      5 wet

    11. Nov

      52° / 23°

      5 wet

    12. Dec

      43° / 17°

      7 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Flagstaff Pulliam Ap, AZ, 3.6 mi away at 7,003 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (5)

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