Arizona · Rock climbing · Mount Lemmon · Near Oracle

Lonesome Pine

Lonesome PinePhoto: beglib, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
5 routes
5.10- – 5.10+
Mixed · Trad
Mar–Nov
best months

Is Lonesome Pine open right now?

Closure in the area

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

Lonesome Pine is a climbing area in Arizona's Coronado National Forest, within the Santa Catalina Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and several climbing areas sit right next door, including Lizard Rock and School of Rock, each about a tenth of a mile away. The area's routes run from 5.10- to 5.10+ and are mostly mixed, with one trad route, Lonestar. The five routes include Lonestar Direct and Lonesome No More!, both mixed, and One Hundred Feet of Solitude, a 5.10+ mixed climb. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable, with typical averages from a nearby weather station showing May highs around 71°F and September highs around 75°F. Winter there is cold, with typical January highs near 50°F and lows around 34°F. Nearby, Bug Springs Trail offers a hike about a mile away, and Rose Canyon campground sits about 1.2 miles off. General Hitchcock campground is roughly 1.3 miles away, and the Rose Canyon Lake mountain biking area is about a mile away.

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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  • Best time to go · Mar–Nov

    Best time to visit Lonesome Pine

    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.

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