Arizona · Rock climbing · Fredonia

Pegasus

5.10a
grade
Trad Gear
style
May–Oct
best months

Is Pegasus open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Grand Canyon National Park. It doesn't name Pegasus, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: NPS · Grand Canyon National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

One of ten routes catalogued at Mount Hayden in Grand Canyon National Park, spanning 5.6 to 5.11-. First ascent by Paul Davidson, Jim Haisley ~ Spring 1982.

  • Nearby · Grand Canyon National Park · Unconventionals · Grand Canyon Bouldering
  • Best time to go · May–Oct

    Best time to visit Pegasus

    Best months: May–October. 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

      36° / 18°

      7 wet

    2. Feb

      37° / 19°

      7 wet

    3. Mar

      44° / 23°

      6 wet

    4. Apr

      52° / 28°

      4 wet

    5. May

      62° / 36°

      4 wet

    6. Jun

      73° / 43°

      3 wet

    7. Jul

      77° / 49°

      8 wet

    8. Aug

      74° / 48°

      11 wet

    9. Sep

      67° / 42°

      7 wet

    10. Oct

      56° / 33°

      5 wet

    11. Nov

      45° / 24°

      5 wet

    12. Dec

      36° / 17°

      6 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bright Angel Rs, AZ, 6.5 mi away at 8,000 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Photo of the crag

Grand Canyon National Park — the crag this route is on
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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