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Mirage Wall Area

Mirage Wall Area in Texas has 5 trad climbing routes across 5 difficulty grades.

Mirage Wall AreaPhoto: Wing-Chi Poon (talk · contribs), CC BY-SA 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)
5 routes
5.8 – 5.11c
Trad

Best time to visit Mirage Wall Area

Best months: October–May. 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

    60° / 34°

    7 wet

  2. Feb

    64° / 38°

    7 wet

  3. Mar

    71° / 46°

    8 wet

  4. Apr

    78° / 53°

    7 wet

  5. May

    84° / 63°

    8 wet

  6. Jun

    90° / 69°

    6 wet

  7. Jul

    93° / 71°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    94° / 70°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    88° / 64°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    79° / 54°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    68° / 44°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    61° / 36°

    7 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Fredericksburg, TX, 19.5 mi away at 1,685 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Mirage Wall Area is a climbing area within Enchanted Rock State Natural Area in Texas, managed by State Park and Recreation. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, with Yellow Pages Wall and Amazon Boulders each about 0.1 mile away and the East Face of Buzzard's Roost about 0.2 mile off. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Fredericksburg show April highs around 78°F and October highs around 79°F, while July and August average in the low 90s. The Base Trail and Turkey Pass Trail are both within a mile, and Echo Canyon Trail is about 0.7 mile away. For paddling, Sandy Creek is roughly 7 miles off.

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