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Arizona · Rock climbing · Oak Creek Canyon · Near Kachina Village
Parting Gift
- 5.13-
- grade
- Trad Gear
- style
- Mar–May, Sep–Nov
- best months
Is Parting Gift open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Red Rock Ranger District. It doesn't name Parting Gift, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).
Red Rock Ranger District affected by severe flooding; many closures in effect
Agency closure covering Red Rock Ranger District · USFS · Red Rock Ranger District
Banjo Bill Picnic Area Closure
Agency closure covering Red Rock Ranger District · Order 03-04-06-25-01 · USFS · Red Rock Ranger District
West Fork Temporary Area Closure - Extension to 2/27/27
Agency alert covering Coconino National Forest · Order 03-04-00-26-09 · USFS · Coconino National Forest
West Sedona Camping and Campfire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Red Rock Ranger District · Order 03-04-06-26-04 · USFS · Red Rock Ranger District
Sedona/ Oak Creek Canyon Camping and Campfire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Red Rock Ranger District · Order 03-04-06-23-03 · USFS · Red Rock Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Red Rock Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
One of 43 routes catalogued at The Right Wall, this climb sits in the middle-to-upper range of the crag's 5.8+ to 5.14a span. First ascent by Michael Sokoloff.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after If it rains
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More in Kachina VillageLocal outfitters
- Canyon Outfitters Sedona6 mi away
- Flagstaff Climbing19 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
The Main Amphitheater- Fall WallRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Joe Stringer; Coconino National Forest, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- The Double Clutching WallRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Joe Stringer; Coconino National Forest, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- The Left WallRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Joe Stringer; Coconino National Forest, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
The WaterfallRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Annemari Romero; Coconino National Forest, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Oak Creek CanyonRock climbing · ~2 min drivePhoto: Don Graham from Redlands, CA, USA - God bless it!, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Sterling PassRock climbing · ~3 min drivePhoto: davidpinter, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Wilson CaveRock climbing · ~3 min drivePhoto: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- First Bench Wilson MountainRock climbing · ~3 min drivePhoto: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
The Coke Wall AreaRock climbing · ~4 min drivePhoto: Don Graham from Redlands, CA, USA - God bless it!, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Super Crack TowerRock climbing · ~4 min drivePhoto: On^ste82, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Also worth it near here
North Wilson #123Hiking · Next doorPhoto: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
North WilsonMountain biking · ~1 min drivePhoto: davidpinter, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Manzanita.Camping · ~1 min drive
- Indian Head ArchNatural arch · ~2 min drive
Wilson MountainSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: Deborah Lee Soltesz, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Parting Gift
Best months: March–May 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.
Jan
54° / 30°
Feb
57° / 31°
Mar
64° / 35°
Apr
70° / 39°
May
78° / 46°
Jun
88° / 54°
Jul
90° / 61°
Aug
88° / 60°
Sep
84° / 54°
Oct
74° / 44°
Nov
63° / 36°
Dec
53° / 30°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Oak Creek Canyon, AZ, 2.3 mi away at 5,118 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Photo of the crag
