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Arizona · Rock climbing · Near Prescott
The Top Wall
Photo: Chris English, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 5 routes
- 5.9 – 5.10d
- Trad · Sport
- Mar–May, Sep–Oct
- best months
The Top Wall is a climbing area in Arizona, about 0.2 miles from the community of Granite Dells. It sits right next to two other climbing areas, The Oasis and The Corndog Wall, both about 0.1 miles away, which makes it easy to pair with them on a single visit. The area has five routes, with three of them done in trad and two in sport. The grades run from 5.9 up to 5.10d, with the median at 5.10b. Fandango is the easiest at 5.9, and Mescalero is the hardest at 5.10d. El Loco and Holy Roller are both in the 5.10 range, and El Degüello is a 5.9+ trad route. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to climb. Typical averages from the nearby Prescott weather station show May highs around 76°F and October highs around 73°F, while July and August average about 90°F with more wet days. For a change from the rock, the Soggy Bottom Trail and Gateway Trail are both about 0.4 miles away. Lynx Campground, about 6.4 miles off, offers a place to stay, and Lynx Lake Marina & Store Boating Site, about 6.1 miles away, is a fishing spot.
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If it rainsDoncram, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAn open-air museum located in Prescott, Arizona
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More in PrescottBest time to go · Mar–May, Sep–Oct
Best time to visit The Top Wall
Best months: March–May 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.
Jan
53° / 24°
5 wet
Feb
55° / 26°
6 wet
Mar
61° / 32°
5 wet
Apr
68° / 37°
3 wet
May
76° / 45°
3 wet
Jun
87° / 54°
3 wet
Jul
90° / 61°
9 wet
Aug
87° / 60°
10 wet
Sep
82° / 52°
6 wet
Oct
73° / 40°
4 wet
Nov
62° / 30°
4 wet
Dec
52° / 24°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Prescott, AZ, 2.8 mi away at 5,205 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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