Blacktail Butte  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Elevation:  6,400' Lat, Long:  43.6617, -110.698 Map Page Views:  19,002. Good page?    Submitted By:  Andy Laakmann on Jun 7, 2006 Make this area a Favorite What's New  Printer View Add Area  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event

Bob Horan climbing at Blacktail Butte.

Description 

Visiting the Tetons but want something with no commitment? Try a day of sport climbing at Blacktail Butte. The limestone climbing is technical, polished, and generally hard... but the view is world class! The routes are mostly 5.11s and 5.12s, with a handful of 5.10s. There are about 20 routes to keep you busy between the three walls - lower, middle, and upper.

Getting There 

Park in a developed turnout just a little North of the Moose junction (a few miles north of the airport). Follow the stairs up to Lower Blacktail Butte, or the trail heading south to Upper Blacktail.

The Classics

Featured Route For Blacktail Butte

Blacktail Boulder Traverse 5.12 V5  WY : Grand Teton National Park : ... : Lower Blacktail Butte

This tricky traverse boasts perhaps the shortest approach in Jackson. A huge array of big, polished holds promote a number of sequences at the many cruxes. Everybody seems to have their own way to go. A fun way to get a deep pump. Character is way different than the less-steep edges of Lower Blacktail....[more]   Browse More Classics in WY