Arizona · Rock climbing · Oak Creek Canyon · Near Kachina Village

The Main Amphitheater- Fall Wall

The Main Amphitheater- Fall WallPhoto: Joe Stringer; Coconino National Forest, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
29 routes
5.10 – 5.13b
Trad
Mar–May, Sep–Nov
best months

Is The Main Amphitheater- Fall Wall open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Coconino National Forest. It doesn't name The Main Amphitheater- Fall Wall, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Coconino National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

The Main Amphitheater's Fall Wall is a rock climbing area in the Red Rock Ranger District of Coconino National Forest in Arizona, on land managed by the Forest Service. It sits within a tight cluster of crags, with several neighboring walls just steps away. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to climb here. Typical averages from the Oak Creek Canyon weather station, about 2.3 miles away, run from highs near 70°F in April to around 74°F in October, while July highs typically reach about 90°F. The Right Wall, The Left Wall and The Double Clutching Wall are each about 0.1 mile from the Fall Wall. Manzanita Campground is about 0.8 mile away, and the North Wilson #123 trail starts about half a mile off.

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    Manzanita.

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    Sites open the weekend of Dec 4 on Recreation.gov
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    Chipotle

    Fast food

    Open after 6

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  • Best time to go · Mar–May, Sep–Nov

    Best time to visit The Main Amphitheater- Fall Wall

    Best months: March–May and September–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

      54° / 30°

    2. Feb

      57° / 31°

    3. Mar

      64° / 35°

    4. Apr

      70° / 39°

    5. May

      78° / 46°

    6. Jun

      88° / 54°

    7. Jul

      90° / 61°

    8. Aug

      88° / 60°

    9. Sep

      84° / 54°

    10. Oct

      74° / 44°

    11. Nov

      63° / 36°

    12. Dec

      53° / 30°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Oak Creek Canyon, AZ, 2.3 mi away at 5,118 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (29)

Black and TanFA: Darren Singer, Jeff Huebner 19945.10Dark ArtsFA: JJ Schlick 20085.11Fierce InvalidsFA: D.Bloom/M.Swartz5.11Foggy NotionFA: D.Bloom, J.Unema5.11Lord HumongousFA: Jeff Huebner, Darren Singer 19945.11Counter CurseFA: JJ Schlick 20085.11+False ProphetFA: JJ Schlick, Wade Forrest 20095.11+Speaking in TonguesFA: JJ Schlick 20085.11+The Accidental TouristFA: J. Unema5.11+Darkest HourFA: JJ Schlick, Wade Forrest 20135.11bDark and StormyFA: J. Unema5.11cFierce Invalids ExtensionFA: D Bloom/M Swartz, Extension R Brown, J Unema, D Bloom5.11cRough Around the EdgesFA: JJ Schlick 20085.11cDeath and TaxesFA: JJ Schlick 20085.11dBroken ChainFA: Joel Unema, JJ Schlick, Wade Forrest5.12Fade to BlackFA: JJ Schlick, James Q Martin 20085.12Logic BombFA: John Crawley, Joel Unema 20135.12Could be WorseFA: JJ Schlick, Seth Dyer 20085.12-Lakshmi SinghFA: D. Bloom5.12-Sphere of InfluenceFA: D. Bloom5.12-Walking Far From HomeFA: Unema/Kirkpatrick 20125.12-Pressure DropFA: Kyle Edmonson, JJ Schlick5.12+There will be BloodFA: JJ Schlick, Wade Forrest 20095.12+Last LaughFA: B Zeiger Haag5.12aBlack in the DayFA: D.Bloom, B.Zeiger-Haag, M.Broad5.12bPyrokinesisFA: JJ Schlick, James Q Martin 20085.12cPlasma CenterFA: J Unema D Bloom 20145.12dGemini DragonfireFA: Joel Unema, 20145.13Alligator Sex FarmFA: Joel Unema, 20145.13b

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