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The Buttermilks Bouldering

Climbing Area Map

Areas in The Buttermilks

Biker Area, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 14 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 14

Briar Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Broken Dagger 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

CrytaliS Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Drain Damage 0 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Egg Boulder, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Fence Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Fridge, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Hidden Temple, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

Hobbit Hole, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Hollow Point Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Juicebox Boulder, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Jumanji Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Lightning Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Molar, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Narnia 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

PlainView Slab 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Plant World Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Shark Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Squirrels Nest 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Walker Texas Ranger Boudler 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Whale Boulder, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

Whileaway Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Whileaway Wall 2 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Elevation:	158 ft
GPS:	37.52617, -77.47917 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Stephen G. on Dec 20, 2014 · Updates
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Description

The boulders in this area are situated right off of the Buttermilk Trail that parallels Riverside Drive on the Southside. The only outlier is the Walker Texas ranger boulder, which is along Riverside Drive, but on the west side of Westover Hills Blvd.

A printable PDF guide is available here:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3-GPscBf2HtTWxEVWlPY1RrUDVENGNiRTVRMzFrTkctVnhn

Getting There

Parking can be found along Riverside Drive at the gravel lot just East of 42nd St, the 42nd St paved lot (if open, usually just parallel spots across from the gate), or a 3 car gravel pull-off just west of Southcliff Rd.

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Buttermilks

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

V1 5 23 ● Whale Blubber Boulder Whale Boulder
V1 5 9 ● Blue Barracudas Boulder Hidden Temple
V1 5 10 ● The Disciple Boulder Hidden Temple
V1-2 5 PG13 15 ● Ascend to Enlightenment Boulder Hidden Temple
V2 5+ 15 ● Ambergris Boulder Whale Boulder
V3 6A 9 ● Coffee Is My Cologne Boulder Egg Boulder
V3 6A 27 ● Whale Crack Boulder Whale Boulder
V3 6A 17 ● Whale's Mouth Boulder Whale Boulder
V3 6A 25 ● Shark Arete Boulder Shark Boulder
V3 6A 11 ● The Eye of Sauron Boulder Hobbit Hole
V3 6A 12 ● Gingivitis Boulder Molar
V4 6B 12 ● Biker Crack Boulder Biker Area
V4 6B 11 ● The Trek to Mordor Boulder Hobbit Hole
V4+ 6B+ 14 ● Jurassic Park Arête Boulder Egg Boulder
V7 7A+ 10 ● La Femme Fatale Boulder Whileaway Boulder