Arizona · Rock climbing · Fredonia

Buttes

5 routes
5.5 – 5.9
Trad
Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
best months

Is Buttes open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Grand Canyon National Park. It doesn't name Buttes, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: NPS · Grand Canyon National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Buttes is a climbing area in Arizona's Grand Canyon National Park, on land managed by the National Park Service. A fee is charged. The most comfortable climbing weather comes in late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 73°F and September highs near 79°F. That station sits about 1,500 feet below the climbing area, so temperatures at Buttes run cooler. The South Kaibab Trail and the Rim Trail both lie about a mile away. For more climbing, Wailing Wall and Bright Angel Walls are each about 4.3 miles off.

  • Best time to go · Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct

    Best time to visit Buttes

    Best months: April–June and August–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      45° / 23°

      6 wet

    2. Feb

      49° / 25°

      6 wet

    3. Mar

      58° / 29°

      4 wet

    4. Apr

      64° / 34°

      3 wet

    5. May

      73° / 41°

      3 wet

    6. Jun

      85° / 50°

      3 wet

    7. Jul

      88° / 57°

      8 wet

    8. Aug

      85° / 56°

      8 wet

    9. Sep

      79° / 49°

      5 wet

    10. Oct

      68° / 39°

      4 wet

    11. Nov

      56° / 29°

      3 wet

    12. Dec

      44° / 22°

      6 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Williams 35 Nnw, AZ, 26.1 mi away at 5,990 ft. The station sits about 1,500 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (5)

Facts about this crag

Rules & access

Fee
Yes

Source: National Park Service API

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