Arizona · Rock climbing · Flagstaff · Near Kachina Village

The Gateway Wall

The Gateway WallPhoto: Brady Smith; Coconino National Forest, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
6 routes
V1 – V3
Bouldering
May–Jul, Sep–Oct
best months

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The Gateway Wall is a bouldering area in the Flagstaff Ranger District of Coconino National Forest in Arizona, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with The Whining Dog Wall about 0.1 mile away and *Perfect Day Wall about 0.2 mile away, making it easy to pair with other crags in the district. The area offers six bouldering routes, all of them boulders with grades from V1 to V3. The easiest is First One's Free at V1, and Gateway Drug Lords is the hardest at V3. The first ascents of all the routes were done by Flagstaff Old School. Typical averages from the nearby Flagstaff Pulliam airport weather station put May and September among the most comfortable months to visit, with highs around 68°F and 74°F. July and August are warmer and wetter, with more than 10 or 13 wet days a month. The Whining Dog Wall and *Perfect Day Wall are both close by. The Canyon Vista hike is about 0.9 mile away, and Marshall Lake is about 2.7 miles off.

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    Campground · 0.9 mi from the trail
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    Northern Pines

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    Museum · 6.3 mi from Kachina Village

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  • Best time to go · May–Jul, Sep–Oct

    Best time to visit The Gateway Wall

    Best months: May–July and September–October. 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

      43° / 18°

      7 wet

    2. Feb

      46° / 20°

      7 wet

    3. Mar

      52° / 24°

      7 wet

    4. Apr

      59° / 28°

      5 wet

    5. May

      68° / 35°

      4 wet

    6. Jun

      79° / 43°

      4 wet

    7. Jul

      82° / 51°

      11 wet

    8. Aug

      79° / 51°

      13 wet

    9. Sep

      74° / 43°

      8 wet

    10. Oct

      64° / 32°

      5 wet

    11. Nov

      52° / 23°

      5 wet

    12. Dec

      43° / 17°

      7 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Flagstaff Pulliam Ap, AZ, 4.9 mi away at 7,003 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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