Arizona · Rock climbing · Mount Lemmon · Near Oracle

Wall of the Marching Munchkins

22 routes
5.8 – 5.12a/b
Sport · Trad · Mixed
Mar–Nov
best months

Is Wall of the Marching Munchkins open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Santa Catalina Ranger District. It doesn't name Wall of the Marching Munchkins, 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 Marching Munchkins is a 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. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. 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. Winter highs there sit in the low 50s. The Wall of the Dancing Dwarfs and the Munchkinland Area both lie about 0.1 mile away, and the Wall of the Waltzing Witches is just as close. Rose Canyon Lake, a mountain biking spot, 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 Wall of the Marching Munchkins

    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 (22)

If I Only Had a Brain5.10Lollipop GuildFA: SA, MC '945.10+MunchkinlandFA: SA, MC, '945.10+Poppies Will Make Them SleepFA: Mark Colby & Scott Ayers, '945.10+Because, Because, Because...FA: LW, SA, '005.10bLa DiablitaFA: TPr, SM, EFR '975.10dSurrender DorothyFA: Scott Ayers, Mark Colby 19945.10dLions and Tigers and Bears!FA: Scott Ayers, Mark Colby 19945.11Steel Man Tin EdgesFA: Jim Scott, Vince Bates, EFR,'065.11+We're Not in Kansas AnymoreFA: Scott Ayers, Sather Ekblad, 19945.11+How Do You Like Them ApplesFA: Scott Ayers, Lara Wilkinson5.11aRuby SlippersFA: Scott Ayers, Mark Colby5.11bWho's Your WizardFA: EFR, Jim Scott, Robert McLeod, '065.11b/cDoctor of ThinkologyFA: Scott Ayers, Lara Wilkinson5.11dThe Wicked WitchFA: Scott Ayers, Mark Colby, 19955.12-The WizFA: Scott Ayers, Mark Colby (1996)5.12a/bTree's On Crack5.8Pakistani Bus PlungeFA: Robert McLeod, Jim Scott, EFR,'065.8+There's No Place Like HomeFA: Scott Ayers, Eden Masters5.9...And Toto TooFA: Scott Ayers, Mark Colby5.9+Tree Wing CircusFA: Wing Ng, JSt, EFR, Robert McLeod, '065.9+Under The Witch's NoseFA: Unknown.... Probably not us (Nick&Kristina)5.9+

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