Lost City
- 17 routes
- 5.6 – 5.11b/c
- Sport · Top Rope · Trad
- Feb–May, Sep–Nov
- best months
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Weather is good · OpenWeather · checked 15 h ago
Lost City is a climbing area in Oklahoma, about 1.3 miles from Sand Springs, and it sits in a cluster of climbing spots that start right at its door. Several other named climbing areas, including John's Wall and Vice Grips, are within a few tenths of a mile, so the whole stretch works well as a single outing. The area has 17 routes, with sport climbing the most common style, and grades run from 5.6 to 5.11b/c, with a median around 5.10-. Boulder routes and top rope routes round out the mix. Among the named routes, Thunderbird is the hardest at 5.11b/c, and The Dirty Persian is a top rope at 5.8. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Tulsa put April highs around 73°F and October highs around 74°F, while July and August average highs near 94°F. Keystone Lake, a fishing spot, lies about 10 miles away.
- John's WallRock climbing0.1 mi
- Vice GripsRock climbing0.3 mi
- Little GermanyRock climbing0.5 mi
- PrattvilleRock climbing0.8 mi
- The LairRock climbing1.5 mi
- Blue TrailHiking6.5 mi
- Red TrailHiking7.4 mi
- Keystone LakeLake fishing9.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Gamma WallRock climbing · ~1h 13m drivePhoto: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 45 WallRock climbing · ~1h 14m drivePhoto: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Osage Hills State ParkRock climbing · ~1h 14m drivePhoto: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- John's WallRock climbing · Next door
- Avery DriveRock climbing · Next door
- Vice GripsRock climbing · Next door
- Little GermanyRock climbing · Next door
- PrattvilleRock climbing · ~1 min drive
- The LairRock climbing · ~3 min drive
- Autobahn Area (Main Chandler)Rock climbing · ~3 min drive
Best time to visit Lost City
Best months: February–May and September–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.
Jan
50° / 28°
6 wet
Feb
55° / 32°
6 wet
Mar
64° / 41°
9 wet
Apr
73° / 50°
10 wet
May
80° / 60°
12 wet
Jun
89° / 69°
10 wet
Jul
94° / 73°
8 wet
Aug
94° / 71°
8 wet
Sep
85° / 63°
8 wet
Oct
74° / 51°
9 wet
Nov
62° / 39°
7 wet
Dec
52° / 31°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tulsa R L Jones Jr Ap, OK, 8.7 mi away at 638 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
