Arizona · Rock climbing · Mount Lemmon · Near Oracle

Stovepipe

StovepipePhoto: unknown; dust cleaned up by Howcheng., Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
6 routes
5.11+ – 5.13b
Sport
Mar–Nov
best months

Is Stovepipe open right now?

Closure in the area

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

Stovepipe is a climbing area on Forest Service land in the Santa Catalina Ranger District of Coronado National Forest in Arizona. It sits among several other climbing areas, with Big Pine Towers - East Face and Ribbit Wall both about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all sport routes, and the grades run from 5.11b up to 5.13b. Tangent is the easiest at 5.11b, and Doughboy is the hardest at 5.13b. The first ascents of these routes date back to the early 1990s. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 71°F and October highs around 68°F, with lows in the 40s and 50s. Winter brings highs near 50°F and lows around freezing. Nearby, Bug Springs offers mountain biking about 0.9 mile away, and the Bug Springs Trail is a hike about 1.5 miles off. Rose Canyon and General Hitchcock campgrounds are both roughly 1.9 miles from the area.

Around this trail

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

    South Rim Campgrounds

    Campground

    Campground · 1.6 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 · 16 mi

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  • Best time to go · Mar–Nov

    Best time to visit Stovepipe

    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, 1.6 mi away at 7,027 ft. The station sits about 600 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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