Arizona · Rock climbing · Safford

Tollgate Pass East

7 routes
5.4 – 5.12
Sport · Top Rope
Oct–Apr
best months

Tollgate Pass East is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Safford Field Office in Arizona, managed by the BLM. It sits just 0.1 mile from Tollgate Pass West, the sister climbing area across the pass. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Clifton weather station run from highs around 73°F with lows near 45°F in March to highs near 83°F with lows around 55°F in October. That station sits about 470 feet lower than the pass, so temperatures up high run cooler. The area has seven routes, six of them sport and one a top rope. Grades range from 5.4 up to 5.12. Vector's Crack is the top rope at 5.4, and The Green Goblin is the hardest at 5.12.

  • Best time to go · Oct–Apr

    Best time to visit Tollgate Pass East

    Best months: October–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

      61° / 35°

      4 wet

    2. Feb

      66° / 39°

      4 wet

    3. Mar

      73° / 45°

      4 wet

    4. Apr

      81° / 51°

      2 wet

    5. May

      90° / 59°

      2 wet

    6. Jun

      100° / 69°

      3 wet

    7. Jul

      100° / 74°

      8 wet

    8. Aug

      98° / 72°

      10 wet

    9. Sep

      93° / 66°

      6 wet

    10. Oct

      83° / 55°

      4 wet

    11. Nov

      70° / 42°

      4 wet

    12. Dec

      60° / 35°

      4 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Clifton, AZ, 15.6 mi away at 3,520 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (7)