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3 - Windy Point East Rock Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Areas in 3 - Windy Point East

Anduriel Tower 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Andy's Hat 3 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Balin Wall 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Big Pine Towers - East Face 1 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Big Pine Towers - West Face 2 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Bownorthman 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Canines & Lobo Wall 2 / 22 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 24

Cannery Rock 0 / 2 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Hitchcock Pinnacle 4 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Honeymooner's Wall 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Hunchback Pinnacle 1 / 5 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Indigo Tower 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Mammynuns Tower 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Microwave Wall 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Neon Rock 2 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

New Wave Wall 1 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Nurd Rock 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Overlooked Pinnacle 1 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Practice Cliff 0 / 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Punch and Judy Towers 5 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

Ribbit Wall 6 / 4 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Rupley Towers 15 / 9 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 20

Scrawl Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Stovepipe 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Sunset Drop 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Three Sheets Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Tin Can Alley 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Tri-Level Spire 4 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Turret Rock and Environs 16 / 9 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 19

Wind Wall 6 / 9 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

Elevation:	6,000 ft
GPS:	32.36712, -110.71485 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

According to Squeezing the Lemmon II, "this short section of the highway is from milepost 13.6 to 13.8 (edited) and has the greatest concentration of climbs anywhere on the mountain". Most of the cliffs found here are east-facing, but there are exceptions, so comfortable microclimates can be found in all but the hottest times of the year.

Windy Point is a vista/overlook spot where one can see the entire Tucson valley, making it a popular stop for tourists. Parking and bathrooms can be found here, as well as a plethora of high quality climbing routes.

Getting There

Catalina Highway.

Most of the climbs can be best accessed by parking in the large lot at Windy Point, or in one of the pullouts just downhill from Windy Point proper. See individual crag descriptions for best approach.

191 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at 3 - Windy Point East

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 49 ● Rabbit Tracks Trad Turret Rock & Environs
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 139 ● North Face Trad, Sport Hitchcock Pinnacle
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 49 ● North Face Direct "Panic Room" Trad Hitchcock Pinnacle
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 90 ● R-1 Trad 2 pitches Rupley Towers
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 81 ● R-4 Trad Rupley Towers
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 100 ● Space Cowboy Trad, Sport, TR Wind Wall
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 73 ● Birthday Girl Sport Anduriel Tower
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 56 ● Lizard Marmalade Direct Trad Punch & Judy Towers
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 276 ● Steve's Arete Sport Hunchback Pinnacle
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 80 ● Just Do It Sport Punch & Judy Towers
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 111 ● Arizona Flyways Sport Anduriel Tower
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 125 ● Holey Moley Sport New Wave Wall
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a 57 ● Green Ripper Sport Hunchback Pinnacle
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b 121 ● Tsunami Sport New Wave Wall
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 43 ● New Wave Direct Sport New Wave Wall