Arizona · Rock climbing · Mount Lemmon · Near Oracle

Lizard Rock

Lizard RockPhoto: All Fronts Quiet, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
20 routes
5.6 – 5.13
Bouldering · Sport · Trad
Mar–Nov
best months

Is Lizard Rock open right now?

Closure in the area

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

Lizard Rock is a climbing area in Arizona's Coronado National Forest, within the Santa Catalina Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the surrounding land, and the site sits among a cluster of climbing spots, including Lonesome Pine, School of Rock and K12, each about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is a mix of bouldering and traditional and sport routes, with about 20 routes in total. Boulderers will find nine boulder problems, and the bouldering runs from V0 to V8+. The hardest route is the sport climb Ninja, rated 5.13. The Tommyknockers, a traditional route rated 5.8+, and the trad route Yellow Jacket, rated 5.10-, are among the other options. The most comfortable time to go is late spring or early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Mt Lemmon Willow Canyon weather station show May highs around 71°F and October highs around 68°F, while winter highs sit in the low 50s. Within about a mile and a half are the Bug Springs Trail for hiking and the Rose Canyon campground for an overnight stay.

Around this trail

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

    South Rim Campgrounds

    Campground

    Campground · 0.9 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Butler Hall

    Fast food

    On your way back · 2 mi
  • If it rains

    Wildlife Viewing Area

    Viewpoint

    On your way back · 16 mi

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More in Oracle
  • Best time to go · Mar–Nov

    Best time to visit Lizard Rock

    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, 0.9 mi away at 7,027 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (20)

Twelve O'Clock HighFA: CLp, JMw5.10Yellow JacketFA: FA MA, KE 1971 FFA KR, DD 19785.10-Edge of Psychotic NormalcyFA: Mike Rice 4-27-185.10bUnknown5.11-Old Dude Attitude5.12NinjaFA: open project - Andrew Kornylak5.13Squeeze EasyFA: JD, GA, '715.68nts in my p8ntsFA: MAH5.8-The TommyknockersFA: Matt Shannon, Ben Burnham, 19905.8+Rain MakerFA: Sergio Langarica 4-27-185.9High NoonFA: Sg, F '805.9+The MolluskV0Doctor AnoleV2The GeneralV2Sucka MCsV3Futile DevicesV4Witness to a HeistFA: RDV6+Late JurassicFA: RDV7Witness to a Heist (Lower Sit)FA: RDV7-8One Last Big JobFA: Alex McIntyre, May 2017V8+

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