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Buena Vista Buttress Rock Climbing

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Routes in Buena Vista Buttress

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	Brain Bus S 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Mucho Gusto T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Santeria S 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Sins of the Fathers S 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a

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Elevation:	2,591 ft	790 m
GPS:	47.56701, -120.77932 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closures Details

Each year, the USFS monitors for raptor nesting.

A pair of golden eagles regularly nest on Bridge Creek Wall. When in effect, starting January 1, PLEASE DO NOT CLIMB or travel within 1/2 mile of Bridge Creek Wall. As a reference, the climb Condorphamine Addiction is just outside of this 1/2 mile buffer, and is OK to climb still. The closure extends through August 15, but there is active monitoring to determine if the seasonal closure can be lifted earlier.

In 2014, there was an active pair of peregrine falcons at Snow Creek Wall, but no official closure was put in effect due to the location of the falcons. The site will be continually monitored with changes or removal of closures updated as necessary.

Description

A broken, slabby cliff sitting above Minerva crag and the helm on a large flat area. Several worthwhile moderate routes can be found here, and it's easy to link this crag with another in the area. gets a fair amount of sun.

Getting There

Take the trail up past little bridge creek rock, and head right. a decent trail traverses the hillside past a few other rocks, until reaching the base of the wall.

alternatively, one can keep heading uphill past the geode ( a rounded sparkling white rock about 35 feet high, with a good 5.7 route) and traverse the hillside passing the base of the twinkie. this is essentially the top of Buena vista, and a trail heads left and down to the rock.