Lower Mt Wilson Wall

Lower Mt Wilson Wall is a climbing area in the Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness, part of the Red Rock Ranger District of Coconino National Forest in Arizona. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits within designated wilderness. The climbing here is a cluster of five routes, with grades ranging from 5.10- to 5.11c. Three are trad routes, one is a sport route and one is a top-rope route. The hardest is The Menace, a 5.11c sport climb, and the easiest is RA (reach around), a 5.10- top-rope route. The routes are close together, with The Acropolis, Submarine (Steamboat) Rock and Octopus's Garden all about 0.1 mile away. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Oak Creek Canyon weather station show May highs around 78°F and October highs around 74°F, while July highs reach about 90°F. For more time in the area, the Jim Thompson mountain biking trail is about 0.2 mile away, and the Wilson Canyon trail is about 0.6 mile away. Chavez Crossing campground is about 3.5 miles off, and Oak Creek, a paddling spot, is about 4.4 miles away.