Arizona · Rock climbing · Mount Lemmon · Near Oracle

Wall of the Dancing Dwarfs

Wall of the Dancing DwarfsPhoto: Shepard4711, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
10 routes
5.10 – 5.11d
Sport
Mar–Nov
best months

Is Wall of the Dancing Dwarfs open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Santa Catalina Ranger District. It doesn't name Wall of the Dancing Dwarfs, 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.

Wall of the Dancing Dwarfs 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 10 routes spread across a range of grades from 5.10a to 5.11d. The most notable are Dancing Dwarfs, a 5.10, and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, a 5.11d. Other routes include Scarecrow (5.10a) and Click Your Heels (5.11b), and the area is close to the Wall of the Waltzing Witches and the Wall of the Marching Munchkins. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Mt Lemmon Willow Canyon weather station run from highs around 71°F in May to about 68°F in October, with lows near 50°F. Winter highs there sit in the upper 40s. Rose Canyon Lake, a mountain biking area, is about 0.4 miles away, and Rose Canyon campground is about 0.8 miles off. Palisade, a hike, is about a mile away, and Showers Point Group Site is about 1.4 miles away.

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 Wall of the Dancing Dwarfs

    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.

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