Arizona · Rock climbing · Mount Lemmon · Near Oracle

Rose Canyon Lake Bouldering

8 routes
V1 – V7
Bouldering
Mar–Nov
best months

Is Rose Canyon Lake Bouldering open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Santa Catalina Ranger District. It doesn't name Rose Canyon Lake Bouldering, 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.

Rose Canyon Lake Bouldering is a bouldering area in Arizona's Coronado National Forest, on the Santa Catalina Ranger District, about 0.1 mile from the Rose Canyon Lake hike. The Forest Service manages the land. The bouldering here is all on rock, with eight routes spread across the area. They range from V1 to V7 on the V scale, with the median at V3. East Crack is the easiest at V1, and Circumnavigation and Testosterone Replacement Therapy are the hardest at V7. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Mt Lemmon Willow Canyon weather station, which sits at about 7,000 feet, run to highs near 71°F in May and 68°F in October. Winter highs sit around 50°F. Willow Pinnacle and Rose Hill Crag are climbing areas just 0.2 mile away, and Rose Canyon campground is 0.3 mile off. Willow Canyon Crags, another climbing area, is 0.4 mile away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Rose Canyon

    Campground

    Campground · 0.3 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 Rose Canyon Lake Bouldering

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

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