Arizona · Rock climbing · Phoenix

Pushin' Your Luck

5.9
grade
Sport Bolted
style
Nov–Apr
best months

One of 11 routes catalogued at Lookout Mountain, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's range from 5.7 to 5.11d.

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  • Nearby · Western Bouldering Area · The Headwall · Gargoyle Wall
  • Best time to go · Nov–Apr

    Best time to visit Pushin' Your Luck

    Best months: November–April. 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

      65° / 44°

      4 wet

    2. Feb

      68° / 46°

      4 wet

    3. Mar

      75° / 51°

      3 wet

    4. Apr

      82° / 57°

      2 wet

    5. May

      91° / 65°

      1 wet

    6. Jun

      101° / 73°

      1 wet

    7. Jul

      104° / 81°

      3 wet

    8. Aug

      103° / 81°

      4 wet

    9. Sep

      98° / 75°

      3 wet

    10. Oct

      86° / 63°

      3 wet

    11. Nov

      74° / 51°

      3 wet

    12. Dec

      64° / 43°

      4 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Phoenix Deer Valley Muni Ap, AZ, 4.8 mi away at 1,455 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Photo of the crag

Lookout Mountain — the crag this route is on
Lookout Mountain, Arizona — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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