Trail Canyon
Photo: John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 5 routes
- 5.7 – 5.11c
- Sport
- Mar–May, Oct
- best months
Trail Canyon is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Arizona Strip Field Office of northern Arizona. It sits within the Arizona Strip, a remote stretch of the state managed by the BLM. The climbing here is all sport, with five routes spread across a range of grades from 5.7 to 5.11c. The easiest is U 3 at 5.7, and the hardest is Born Again at 5.11c. Happy Trails is a 5.10+ route, and U 1 and u 2 are both around 5.11. Albert Newman and JJ Schlick are among the climbers who have left their mark on the area. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 79°F and October highs around 72°F, while July averages climb to about 96°F. That station sits roughly 1,100 feet lower than the canyon, so temperatures here run cooler. Several other destinations lie within about 10 miles. The Arizona Trail, the Hayduke Trail #10 and the Valley Truck Trail are all within 7 miles, and Jacob Lake Group Campground & Picnic Site is about 9 miles away.
Best time to go · Mar–May, Oct
Best time to visit Trail Canyon
Best months: March–May and 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
46° / 22°
Feb
52° / 27°
Mar
61° / 33°
Apr
69° / 39°
May
79° / 48°
Jun
91° / 58°
Jul
96° / 65°
Aug
94° / 63°
Sep
86° / 53°
Oct
72° / 41°
Nov
57° / 29°
Dec
46° / 21°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Paria Rs, UT, 25.8 mi away at 4,426 ft. The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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