Dear John Buttress

Twin Bridges, California

California

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What we do know

  • Inside Eldorado National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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At a glance

14 routes
5.8 – 5.13-
Trad · Sport

Routes (14)

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About this crag

Dear John Buttress is a climbing area in California with 14 routes spanning 9 distinct difficulty grades. The crag features both sport and traditional climbing options.

Facts about this crag

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the South Lake Tahoe Ap, CA weather station, 10 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan43° high18° low
  2. Feb43° high19° low
  3. Mar48° high24° low
  4. Apr53° high28° low
  5. May62° high33° low
  6. Jun72° high38° low
  7. Jul80° high43° low
  8. Aug80° high41° low
  9. Sep73° high35° low
  10. Oct62° high29° low
  11. Nov51° high23° low
  12. Dec43° high18° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

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Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Eldorado National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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