Climbing Forecast Fisher Towers Kingfisher Tower (Fisher Towers)

FISHER TOWERS · MUDSTONE SANDSTONE

Kingfisher Tower (Fisher Towers) climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp70°F
Wind3 mph
Gusts5 mph
Humidity16.7%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Fisher friability warning — mud coat sloughs, hollow blocks common; test everything

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 10 September
Good
Temp70°F
Raindry
Wind4 mph
Gusts5 mph
Humidity19%
No recent rain
  • Feel the mud coat — if it is soft or damp anywhere, the tower is not ready. Fisher regulars wait a full week after heavy storms
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
09:00 70° dry 3 16.7%
10:00 69° dry 3 17.8%
11:00 66° dry 3 20.1%
12:00 65° dry 3 21.5%
13:00 64° dry 4 22.3%
14:00 67° dry 4 21.5%
15:00 74° dry 3 15.5%
16:00 78° dry 4 13.6%
17:00 81° dry 6 12%
18:00 84° dry 8 9.5%
19:00 87° dry 9 6.7%
20:00 89° dry 8 5.8%
21:00 89° dry 8 5.3%
Fri Friday 11 September
Good
Temp72°F
Raindry
Wind6 mph
Gusts
Humidity17%
No recent rain
  • Feel the mud coat — if it is soft or damp anywhere, the tower is not ready. Fisher regulars wait a full week after heavy storms
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 75° dry 7 13.7%
07:00 74° dry 7 14.3%
08:00 73° dry 8 15.4%
09:00 70° dry 7 17.1%
10:00 68° dry 7 18.4%
11:00 67° dry 6 19.3%
12:00 67° dry 6 19.7%
13:00 65° dry 6 20.6%
14:00 70° dry 6 19.6%
15:00 78° dry 4 13.3%
16:00 83° dry 6 10.9%
17:00 87° dry 10 11.6%
18:00 89° dry 11 13.1%
19:00 90° dry 12 13.9%
20:00 92° dry 11 13.7%
21:00 92° dry 11 13.6%
Sat Saturday 12 September
Good
Temp72°F
Raindry
Wind7 mph
Gusts
Humidity42%
No recent rain
  • Feel the mud coat — if it is soft or damp anywhere, the tower is not ready. Fisher regulars wait a full week after heavy storms
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 72° dry 8 33.9%
07:00 72° dry 7 36.7%
08:00 71° dry 6 39.5%
09:00 70° dry 9 42.1%
10:00 69° dry 9 44.6%
11:00 68° dry 8 46.8%
12:00 67° dry 7 47.7%
13:00 66° dry 7 48.5%
14:00 71° dry 9 43.1%
15:00 78° dry 6 32%
16:00 81° dry 4 29.2%
17:00 85° dry 6 26.8%
18:00 88° dry 7 23.7%
19:00 91° dry 9 18.7%
20:00 92° dry 11 16%
21:00 93° dry 11 15%
Sun Sunday 13 September
Good
Temp72°F
Raindry
Wind6 mph
Gusts
Humidity51%
No recent rain
  • Feel the mud coat — if it is soft or damp anywhere, the tower is not ready. Fisher regulars wait a full week after heavy storms
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 75° dry 7 40.5%
12:00 71° dry 6 51.4%
18:00 86° dry 17 28.6%
Mon Monday 14 September
Good
Temp64°F
Raindry
Wind1 mph
Gusts
Humidity47%
No recent rain
  • Feel the mud coat — if it is soft or damp anywhere, the tower is not ready. Fisher regulars wait a full week after heavy storms
  • Good temperature range for Fisher Towers — mud coat friction is best in cool desert air
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 74° dry 3 37.2%
12:00 64° dry 1 46.8%
18:00 84° dry 8 23.8%
Tue Tuesday 15 September
Good
Temp66°F
Raindry
Wind2 mph
Gusts
Humidity53%
No recent rain
  • Feel the mud coat — if it is soft or damp anywhere, the tower is not ready. Fisher regulars wait a full week after heavy storms
  • Good temperature range for Fisher Towers — mud coat friction is best in cool desert air
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 68° dry 4 49.1%
12:00 67° dry 3 53.1%
18:00 85° dry 8 24.3%
Wed Wednesday 16 September
Good
Temp68°F
Raindry
Wind5 mph
Gusts
Humidity51%
No recent rain
  • Feel the mud coat — if it is soft or damp anywhere, the tower is not ready. Fisher regulars wait a full week after heavy storms
  • Good temperature range for Fisher Towers — mud coat friction is best in cool desert air
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 70° dry 5 38.4%
12:00 68° dry 5 51.4%
18:00 85° dry 11 25%
Thu Thursday 17 September
Good
Temp66°F
Raindry
Wind2 mph
Gusts
Humidity44%
No recent rain
  • Feel the mud coat — if it is soft or damp anywhere, the tower is not ready. Fisher regulars wait a full week after heavy storms
  • Good temperature range for Fisher Towers — mud coat friction is best in cool desert air
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 72° dry 5 33.2%
12:00 66° dry 2 43.9%
18:00 86° dry 5 22.4%

About Kingfisher Tower (Fisher Towers)

Kingfisher is the closest of the big Fisher towers to the parking lot and the easiest to climb — walk the Titan Trail past Ancient Art, then a climbers trail up the gully between Ancient Art and Cottontail. The Colorado Northeast Ridge (5.8 C2), first climbed by Carter and McCarty in 1962, is the standard route and probably the second-most-approachable major Fisher summit after Ancient Art's Stolen Chimney. Same Cutler + Moenkopi mud coat as the rest of the group — 72h RED / 168h AMBER (240h heavy) applies. Shares the fisher-towers weather anchor (300m away).

Region
Fisher Towers
Rock type
Mudstone sandstone
Aspect
mixed-facing
Altitude
5344 ft
Exposure
high
Seepage
medium

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