Arizona · Rock climbing · Tucson

Lock and Load

5.11-
grade
Trad Gear
style
Mar–Jul, Sep–Nov
best months

One of only a few routes catalogued at Mendoza Canyon's Bullet sector. First ascent credit: Jeff Mayhew, Jason Worrell 2001 (started by Mayhew and Chuck Lipinski, 1986).

  • Nearby · Mendoza Canyon (aka Coyote Domes) · Table Dome · East Face
  • Best time to go · Mar–Jul, Sep–Nov

    Best time to visit Lock and Load

    Best months: March–July and September–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

      51° / 34°

      4 wet

    2. Feb

      51° / 34°

      4 wet

    3. Mar

      56° / 37°

      4 wet

    4. Apr

      63° / 41°

      2 wet

    5. May

      71° / 49°

      1 wet

    6. Jun

      80° / 59°

      3 wet

    7. Jul

      80° / 61°

      11 wet

    8. Aug

      79° / 60°

      13 wet

    9. Sep

      75° / 57°

      8 wet

    10. Oct

      68° / 49°

      3 wet

    11. Nov

      58° / 40°

      3 wet

    12. Dec

      50° / 34°

      4 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Kitt Peak, AZ, 4.4 mi away at 6,790 ft. The station sits about 1,500 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.

Photo of the crag

Mendoza Canyon (aka Coyote Domes) — the crag this route is on
Mendoza Canyon (aka Coyote Domes), Arizona — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)

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Mendoza Canyon (aka Coyote Domes)Photo: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)

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Table DomePhoto: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)

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