All Locations > Montana > Southwest Region > Butte Area

Spire Rock Rock Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Areas in Spire Rock

Interface Rocks 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

King (North Face) 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

King (South Face) 2 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

King (West Face) 4 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Pinnacles, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Queen (North Face) 16 / 1 / 19 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 19

Queen (Southeast Corner) 5 / 3 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Queen (Southside) 5 / 2 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Queen (West Face) 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Explore this area in 3D

Use onX Backcountry to explore the terrain in 3D, view recent satellite imagery, and more. Now available in onX Backcountry Mobile apps! For more information see this post.

Elevation:	5,801 ft	1,768 m
GPS:	45.95308, -112.28997 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
Page Views:	73,260 total · 479/month
Shared By:	Aaron Bugh on Jun 18, 2013
Admins:	GRK, Zach Wahrer Page Updates (admin only)

See Weather Forecast

Description

Probably one of the most popular climbing areas near Butte and only about an hour an a half away from Bozeman, this area offers a wide variety of climbing options. Also commonly called Pipestone this are houses some multipitch on King, some good crack and offwidth climbing on Queen with some easy to set up top roping, and a good amount of bouldering starting to be established within a five minutes walk of the base of the Queen. Very short approaches and great climbing make this area decently popular.

Getting There

Take the Pipestone exit #241 off of I-90 and follow the dirt road toward Delmo Lake. About four miles from the freeway it is easy to spot the King on the top of the hill. There is a large BLM parking lot with a restroom right before the turn to the climbs. Make a right that obviously heads toward the crag, and you can either park in a field on the right hand side of the road a short way in or follow the road up and left to a small parking lot that is practically at the base of the Queen.

48 Total Climbs

Route Finder - Best Climbs for YOU!

Location:	Spire Rock Change
Type:	to Trad Sport Toprope
Quality:
Pitches:
Sort by:	then:

Classic Climbing Routes at Spire Rock

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

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 28 ● Beginner's Lead Trad, TR Queen (Southeast Corner)
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 33 ● Automatic Pilot Trad, TR Queen (Southeast Corner)
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 33 ● White Line Trad 2 pitches King (W Face)
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 49 ● Dream Weaver Trad, TR Queen (N Face)
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 19 ● Aerial Book Trad 2 pitches King (W Face)
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 18 ● Frick Sport King (W Face)
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 16 ● The Gobbler Trad, TR Queen (N Face)
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 12 ● Doo Doo Man Trad King (W Face)
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a X 4 ● Super Squeeze Trad, TR Queen (N Face)
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 18 ● Frack Sport King (W Face)
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 8 ● The Fault Trad, TR Queen (N Face)
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 51 ● Cruise Control Trad Queen (Southeast Corner)
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 6 ● Tormentor Trad, TR Queen (Southside)
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 11 ● Dead Children's Glee Club Trad Queen (Southside)
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 5 ● Bring On The Virgins Trad Queen (Southside)