Arizona · Rock climbing · Mount Lemmon · Near Oracle

Green Mt. Buttresses (GMB)

Green Mt. Buttresses (GMB)Photo: Mcraycroft, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
6 routes
5.6 – 5.10a
Trad · Sport
Mar–Nov
best months

Is Green Mt. Buttresses (GMB) open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Santa Catalina Ranger District. It doesn't name Green Mt. Buttresses (GMB), so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Santa Catalina Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Green Mt. Buttresses (GMB) is a climbing area in the Santa Catalina Ranger District of Coronado National Forest in Arizona, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of climbing and camping spots, with Mojo Wall and Branching Out Crag just 0.2 miles away and Rose Canyon campground about 0.3 miles off. The area has six routes, five of which are trad and one a sport climb. Grades run from 5.6 to 5.10+, with The Dark Pope at 5.10+ as the hardest. The trad routes include (D) Grass Crack at 5.6 and (B) A Hint of Squirrel at 5.10a, and the sport route The Dark Pope was first climbed by Anders Zway and Dominic Weinstock. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Mt Lemmon Willow Canyon weather station, about 1.1 miles away, show May highs around 71°F and October highs around 68°F, while winter highs sit near 50°F. Nearby options include the Incinerator Ridge mountain biking trail about 0.6 miles away, the Maverick Spring Trail #704 hike at 0.8 miles, and General Hitchcock campground at 1.3 miles.

Around this trail

Add any of these when you start a trip
  • Sleep close

    Rose Canyon

    Campground

    Campground · 0.3 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Butler Hall

    Fast food

    On your way back · 2 mi
  • If it rains

    Wildlife Viewing Area

    Viewpoint

    On your way back · 15 mi

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  • Best time to go · Mar–Nov

    Best time to visit Green Mt. Buttresses (GMB)

    Best months: March–November. 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

      50° / 34°

    2. Feb

      50° / 33°

    3. Mar

      55° / 37°

    4. Apr

      62° / 43°

    5. May

      71° / 51°

    6. Jun

      80° / 60°

    7. Jul

      80° / 63°

    8. Aug

      79° / 62°

    9. Sep

      75° / 59°

    10. Oct

      68° / 49°

    11. Nov

      59° / 40°

    12. Dec

      49° / 33°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mt Lemmon Willow Canyon, AZ, 1.1 mi away at 7,027 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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