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February Buttress

Washington > Central-E Casca… > Leavenworth > Tumwater Canyon

Description

Expect lots of sun on this south-facing ridge. Several 3-pitch routes go up this mostly-clean granite buttress.

Getting There

February Buttress is located at the mouth of Tumwater Canyon, on the north side of the road, above Hobo Gulch. Park at one of the pullouts just after mile marker 99 (left or right side of the road). The trail from the road is obvious, and heads steeply up to the toe of the buttress. Approach time is about 10 minutes.

The trail starts at 47.5872, -120.6807.

Routes from Left to Right

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 44
● Ain't Misbehavin'
Trad
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 150
● Ground Hog Day
Trad 3 pitches
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 26
● Aquarius
Trad 3 pitches
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Ain't Misbehavin'
 44
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
● Ground Hog Day
 150
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad 3 pitches
● Aquarius
 26
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 3 pitches

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A climber nearing the chains on the first pitch from the base of the route.
[Hide Photo] A climber nearing the chains on the first pitch from the base of the route.

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Pete Simpson
[Hide Comment] We accidentally took the wrong climber's trail and ended up at hobo gulch. The correct climber's trail is the one closer to the riverside paved pullout (the trail starts from a dirt pullout). When we went, it was marked with a cone. Sep 18, 2017
Solace Sonder
[Hide Comment] The approach took us probably 20 minutes and was about 300 hundred feet I'd guess in 0.25 miles. The path is not a trail, and is very steep and heavily eroded. The buttress climbing itself was great. Jul 19, 2024