Arizona · Rock climbing · Littlefield

Sun Cave

Sun CavePhoto: randomduck, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
7 routes
5.11d – 5.13c
Sport
Nov–Apr
best months

Sun Cave is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Arizona Strip Field Office in northern Arizona. It sits among a cluster of climbing walls, with Warm-up Wall and Blasphemy Wall each about 0.1 mile away, and Planet Earth Wall about a mile off. The area is managed by the BLM. The climbing here is all sport, and the routes run from about 5.11d to 5.13c. Among the named routes are Under the Sweltering Sky at 5.11d, Scared Straight at 5.13b and Relapse at 5.13c. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Beaver Dam weather station show March highs around 75°F and October highs around 86°F, while July averages climb to about 109°F. Mentor Cave is about 1.1 miles away, and the Virgin River is a similar distance. Virgin River Canyon Recreation Area offers camping about 3.7 miles off, and the Paiute Wilderness Area is about 7.5 miles away.

  • Best time to go · Nov–Apr

    Best time to visit Sun Cave

    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

      62° / 33°

      5 wet

    2. Feb

      66° / 36°

      5 wet

    3. Mar

      75° / 43°

      5 wet

    4. Apr

      82° / 48°

      3 wet

    5. May

      92° / 58°

      2 wet

    6. Jun

      104° / 65°

      1 wet

    7. Jul

      109° / 74°

      3 wet

    8. Aug

      107° / 73°

      3 wet

    9. Sep

      100° / 64°

      3 wet

    10. Oct

      86° / 53°

      3 wet

    11. Nov

      72° / 40°

      3 wet

    12. Dec

      60° / 32°

      5 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Beaver Dam, AZ, 5.6 mi away at 1,931 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (7)

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