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Hidden Buttress Rock Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Routes in Hidden Buttress

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	Chockstone Roof S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Free Zone T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Slag Heap T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Tame Reaction S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Velcro Fly T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Velcro Reaction S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a

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Elevation:	2,663 ft	812 m
GPS:	48.75611, -115.30543 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closures Details

2026 Seasonal Raptor Closure details: fs.usda.gov/sites/nfs/files…

The seasonal closure to protect peregrine falcons is in effect for some crags on the west side of Lake Koocanusa. Closed crags include:

Dihedral Wall
Koocanusa Crags (Hidden Buttress, Great White Wall, Pit Stop, The Ruins, Upper and Lower Grandstand)
Naked Cliff
Science Lab
Sunburst Crags
Dawn Walls
Don Juan

All other westside crags are unaffected by the closure. The closure ends August 31.

Description

A south- and east-facing crag less than five minutes above the road.

Getting There

Drive to the Pit Stop and continue past the wall for about 500 ft. to find the trailhead (there is a cairn) that leads to all of the Koocanusa Crags above the road. Hidden Buttress will be the first crag you come to, less than a five-minute approach.