Arizona · Rock climbing · Mount Lemmon · Near Oracle

Spectrum Crags

3 routes
5.8 – 5.10d
Sport
Mar–Nov
best months

Is Spectrum Crags open right now?

Closure in the area

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

Spectrum Crags is a climbing area in the Pusch Ridge Wilderness, part of the Santa Catalina Ranger District of Coronado National Forest in Arizona. The Forest Service manages the land, and the crags sit within designated wilderness. The climbing here is all sport, with three routes on record. The easiest is Et Tu Brute at 5.8, and the hardest is I Came, I Saw, I Sent at 5.10d. All three were first ascended in June 2020 by climbers including JShiefman, JBaker and JWodraska. For timing, the most comfortable months are typically May and September, when typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs around 71°F to 75°F. That station sits about 700 feet lower than the crags, so temperatures at the crags run cooler. Continuum Crag and Spectrum Wall are both about 0.1 mile away, and Spencer Canyon campground is about half a mile off. Whitetail Campground is about 1.1 miles away.

Around this trail

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

    Spencer Canyon

    Campground

    Campground · 0.5 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Sawmill Run

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 2 mi
  • If it rains

    Wildlife Viewing Area

    Viewpoint

    On your way back · 13 mi

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  • Best time to go · Mar–Nov

    Best time to visit Spectrum Crags

    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, 3.7 mi away at 7,027 ft. The station sits about 700 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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