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Cow Town Buttress Rock Climbing

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Routes in 2. Cow Town Buttress

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	Barn Door S 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Chimera S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Don't Disrespect The Cattle S 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Horsewhipped S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Morning Mate S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Mustn't Grumble S 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Old Town Road S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Ranch Hands S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Saddle Sores S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a

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Elevation:	3,453 ft	1,052 m
GPS:	33.17392, -110.77949 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue:

Portions of the approach and cliffs of this area are on private land.

Details

In 2015, Access Fund acquired key privately owned access parcels when foreclosed on by the bank to keep it in climbing-friendly hands. Please park and camp on Access Fund property and take the new trail down. Please donate today at accessfund.org/homestead to secure permanent access and conservation of the Homestead.

Description

This sector has an excellent grade range, as well as some long routes. The wall is generally less steep than its neighbors, but the routes make up for it with sustained, technical climbing. Since this sector is actually more of a buttress, it gets sun earlier than the Rough Rider Wall. This feature can help on a cold day, but when it’s warm, you will want to hightail it for the shade. Also, this area gets more air flow than either the North
Buttress or the Rough Rider Wall, so beware of windy days.

Getting There

Cow Town Buttress begins just after the ramp to the Rough Rider Terrace upper access route. This is the last segment of the greater Rough Rider zone area before the cliff face ends and turns eastward into the North Buttress.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Cow Town Buttress

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

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 30 ● Ranch Hands Sport
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 57 ● Chimera Sport
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 37 ● Don't Disrespect The Cattle Sport
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c 19 ● Mustn't Grumble Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 57 ● Morning Mate Sport
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 12 ● Horsewhipped Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 9 ● Saddle Sores Sport