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Watchtower AKA Last Temptation

5.12-
grade
Trad Gear
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Is Watchtower AKA Last Temptation open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Coconino National Forest. It doesn't name Watchtower AKA Last Temptation, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Coconino National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

One of nine routes catalogued at Lower Religion Wall, this climb represents the upper end of the grade range at the crag. Chris Dunn and Jim Erdman,1992, FFA John Mattson, J. Burcham,1998.

Photo of the crag

Lower Religion Wall — the crag this route is on
Lower Religion Wall, Arizona — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Coconino National Forest, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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