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Buttermilk Crags Rock Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Areas in Buttermilk Crags

Dune 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Grouse Mountain 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Jabba 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Owl, The 5 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Rump Rock 2 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Skin Diver 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Slab, The 7 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

South Mount Klieforth 2 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Surveyor Rock 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Wavelength 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Windy Wall 10 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 15

Wrangler Rock 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Y Boulder, The 4 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 6

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Elevation:	6,432 ft	1,960 m
GPS:	37.33448, -118.57811 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

These are the crags on the hill to the north of the main bouldering area. The 'Frontside Crags' are closest to the Frontside parking. Here you will find Wrangler Rock, The Dune, Skin Diver, Wall of 21 Cracks and Surveyor Rock.

'Picnic Valley' is to the north of the top of the hill. The Owl, South Mt. Klieforth and The Slab are in this area.

The Windy Wall and other crags lie to the west.

Getting There

The Frontside Crags are easily approached by the trail from Frontside parking or the old jeep trail.
Windy Wall and Wavelength Wall are best approached from Backside parking.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Buttermilk Crags

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

5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c 16 ● Scoot Trad Windy Wall
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 9 ● Right Y Crack Trad Y Boulder
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 9 ● Cayenne Pepper Sport Windy Wall
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 5 ● Hoot Trad Windy Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R 7 ● Miles From Nowhere Trad Windy Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 4 ● Left Y Crack Trad, TR Y Boulder
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 6 ● Clean Sweep Sport Windy Wall
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 5 ● Allspice Sport Windy Wall
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 4 ● Hoot To Kill Sport Owl > Owl-S Side