Arizona · Rock climbing · Tucson · Near Oracle

Mystic Boulders

Mystic BouldersPhoto: Vagabondah, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
17 routes
V0+ – V6
Bouldering
Mar–Nov
best months

Is Mystic Boulders open right now?

Closure in the area

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

Mystic Boulders is a bouldering area in the Pusch Ridge Wilderness, part of the Santa Catalina Ranger District of Coronado National Forest in Arizona. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits within designated wilderness. The climbing here is all bouldering, with 17 routes spread across the boulders. Grades run from V0 to V6, with most around V1. Squeeze Gneiss is the easiest at V0, and Winter Of Our Discotheque is the hardest at V6. Oh, That's My Spoon, a V3-4 boulder, was first climbed by Dustin Payne. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Mt Lemmon Willow Canyon show May highs around 71°F and October highs around 68°F, while winter highs sit near 50°F. Several other climbing areas and hikes lie within a few miles. Mount Lemmon (Santa Catalina Mountains) is about 2 miles away, and the Wilderness of Rocks Trail #44 is about 1.6 miles off. Cathedral Rock and Esperero are both within about 1.5 miles.

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  • Best time to go · Mar–Nov

    Best time to visit Mystic Boulders

    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, 7.6 mi away at 7,027 ft. The station sits about 1,300 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.

Routes (17)

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