Arizona · Rock climbing · Mount Lemmon · Near Oracle

Weeping Wall

Weeping WallPhoto: Outdoor Craziness, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
5 routes
V2 – V6
Bouldering
Mar–Nov
best months

Is Weeping Wall open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Santa Catalina Ranger District. It doesn't name Weeping Wall, 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.

Weeping Wall is a bouldering area in the Santa Catalina Ranger District of Coronado National Forest in Arizona, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of other climbing areas, including King, Knight and One Day Wall, all about a tenth of a mile away. The climbing here is all bouldering, with five routes ranging from V2 to V6. The most straightforward is route (2) at V2, and the hardest is (3) Diagonal at V6. Pink Streak at V5 has a first ascent by Bob Murray. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to climb. Typical averages from the nearby Mt Lemmon Willow Canyon weather station, about 2 miles away, show May highs around 71°F and October highs around 68°F, while the station sits about 1,300 feet lower than the wall, so temperatures on the boulders run cooler. Gordon Hirabayashi Campground is about 1.5 miles away, and Bug Springs, a mountain biking area, is under a mile off.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Gordon Hirabayashi Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 1.5 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Butler Hall

    Fast food

    On your way back · 3 mi
  • If it rains

    Wildlife Viewing Area

    Viewpoint

    On your way back · 17 mi

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  • Best time to go · Mar–Nov

    Best time to visit Weeping Wall

    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, 2.1 mi away at 7,027 ft. The station sits about 1,300 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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