Arizona · Rock climbing · Mount Lemmon · Near Oracle

Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain

5.11a
grade
Sport Bolted
style
Mar–Nov
best months

Is Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Santa Catalina Ranger District. It doesn't name Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain, 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.

One of 10 routes catalogued at Wall of the Dancing Dwarfs, positioned in the middle of the crag's 5.10 to 5.11d range. First ascent: SA, MC, '94.

Around this trail

Add any of these when you start a trip
  • Sleep close

    Rose Canyon

    Campground

    Campground · 0.8 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Butler Hall

    Fast food

    On your way back · 1 mi
  • If it rains

    Wildlife Viewing Area

    Viewpoint

    On your way back · 15 mi

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  • Best time to go · Mar–Nov

    Best time to visit Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain

    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, 1.1 mi away at 7,027 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Photo of the crag

Wall of the Dancing Dwarfs — the crag this route is on
Wall of the Dancing Dwarfs, Arizona — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Shepard4711, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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