Arizona · Rock climbing · Mount Lemmon · Near Oracle

Rapunzel's Tower

Rapunzel's TowerPhoto: Shepard4711, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
5 routes
5.5 – 5.10-
Trad · Mixed · Top Rope
Mar–Nov
best months

Is Rapunzel's Tower open right now?

Closure in the area

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

Rapunzel's Tower is a climbing area in the Santa Catalina Ranger District of Coronado National Forest in Arizona, managed by the Forest Service. The tower sits among several other climbing areas, and the routes here range from about 5.5 to 5.10 in grade. The climbing area pairs with the Nursery, Teddy Bear Slabs and Green Acres (North Face), all about 0.1 mile away. That makes it easy to link several crags in one trip. Spring and fall are the most comfortable seasons 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, with lows near 50°F. That station sits roughly 1,500 feet below the tower, so temperatures up high run cooler. The routes here offer a mix of trad and mixed styles. Traditional Fairytale is a 5.5 trad route, Happily Ever After is a 5.9- trad, and Happily Never After is a 5.10 mixed. Let Down Your Hair is a top-rope 5.7.

Around this trail

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

    Gordon Hirabayashi Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 1.7 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Butler Hall

    Fast food

    On your way back · 3 mi
  • If it rains

    Wildlife Viewing Area

    Viewpoint

    On your way back · 17 mi

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  • Best time to go · Mar–Nov

    Best time to visit Rapunzel's Tower

    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, 1.8 mi away at 7,027 ft. The station sits about 1,500 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.

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