(Project)
Upper-end route at Horseshoe Cliff's Stone Throne sector.
- 5.10
- grade
- Sport Bolted
- style
Best time to visit (Project)
Best months: March–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
52° / 23°
3 wet · 1 snow
Feb
56° / 25°
3 wet · 1 snow
Mar
65° / 33°
3 wet
Apr
73° / 42°
4 wet
May
82° / 53°
6 wet
Jun
90° / 62°
7 wet
Jul
93° / 67°
6 wet
Aug
91° / 65°
6 wet
Sep
84° / 57°
4 wet
Oct
74° / 44°
4 wet
Nov
62° / 32°
3 wet
Dec
52° / 24°
3 wet · 1 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Canyon, TX, 14.1 mi away at 3,590 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
One of six routes catalogued at Horseshoe Cliff's Stone Throne sector, this climb sits at the upper end of the crag's 5.5–5.10 range.
Photo of the crag

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