Arizona · Rock climbing · Sedona · Near Kachina Village

Tomahawk Tower

Tomahawk TowerPhoto: Coconino NF Photography, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
5 routes
5.9- – 5.11d
Trad · Mixed
Mar–May, Sep–Nov
best months

Is Tomahawk Tower open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Red Rock Ranger District. It doesn't name Tomahawk Tower, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Red Rock Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Tomahawk Tower is a climbing area in the Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness, part of the Red Rock Ranger District of Coconino National Forest in northern Arizona. The Forest Service manages the land. The area is a small cluster of routes with five in total, four of them traditional and one mixed. Grades run from 5.9- up to 5.11d, with the median around 5.11. The most prominent routes are Tomahawk Tower's Southeast Face at 5.11- and Blood Shot at 5.11d. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from the nearby Oak Creek Canyon weather station show April highs around 70°F and October highs around 74°F, while July highs reach about 90°F. Other climbing is close by at Mormon Canyon, about 1.2 miles away, and The Fin, about 1.6 miles away. For a base, Manzanita campground sits about 2.9 miles away, and Oak Creek offers canoeing about 3.2 miles away.

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    Manzanita.

    Campground

    Sites open the weekend of Dec 4 on Recreation.gov

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

    Best time to visit Tomahawk Tower

    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, 3.2 mi away at 5,118 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (5)

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