Arizona · Rock climbing · Mount Lemmon · Near Oracle

The Towers

The TowersPhoto: All Fronts Quiet, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
11 routes
5.4 – 5.11
Sport
Mar–Nov
best months

Is Towers, The open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Santa Catalina Ranger District. It doesn't name Towers, The, so check the source for the area it covers.

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

The Towers is a sport climbing area in the Pusch Ridge Wilderness, part of the Santa Catalina Ranger District of Coronado National Forest in Arizona. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits within designated wilderness. The climbing here is all sport, with 11 routes spread across a range of grades from 5.4 to 5.11. The easiest is The Good Witch at 5.4, and the hardest is Bell Out of Order at 5.11. Scott Ayers is the first ascentionist for several of the routes, including Miss Gultch and Toto Goes to Chicago. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Mt Lemmon Willow Canyon show May highs around 71°F and October highs around 68°F, with lows near 50°F in both months. The Towers sits among a cluster of climbing areas. Wall of the Dancing Dwarfs and Wall of the Marching Munchkins are each about 0.1 mile away, and Munchkinland Area is also close by. Rose Canyon Lake, a mountain biking area, is about 0.4 mile off.

Around this trail

Add any of these when you start a trip
  • Sleep close

    Rose Canyon

    Campground

    Campground · 0.8 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Butler Hall

    Fast food

    On your way back · 1 mi
  • If it rains

    Wildlife Viewing Area

    Viewpoint

    On your way back · 15 mi

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  • Best time to go · Mar–Nov

    Best time to visit The Towers

    Best months: March–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

      50° / 34°

    2. Feb

      50° / 33°

    3. Mar

      55° / 37°

    4. Apr

      62° / 43°

    5. May

      71° / 51°

    6. Jun

      80° / 60°

    7. Jul

      80° / 63°

    8. Aug

      79° / 62°

    9. Sep

      75° / 59°

    10. Oct

      68° / 49°

    11. Nov

      59° / 40°

    12. Dec

      49° / 33°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mt Lemmon Willow Canyon, AZ, 1.1 mi away at 7,027 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (11)

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