Loggerhead Buttress
Near Yosemite National Park
Photo: ogwen, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 23 routes
- 5.7 – 5.12b
- Trad · Sport
Is Loggerhead Buttress open right now?
No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for Yosemite National Park.
As of · Source: NPS · Yosemite National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Loggerhead Buttress
Best months: March–June and September–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.
Jan
48° / 29°
9 wet
Feb
51° / 30°
9 wet
Mar
57° / 33°
10 wet
Apr
63° / 38°
8 wet
May
70° / 45°
6 wet
Jun
80° / 51°
3 wet
Jul
89° / 57°
1 wet
Aug
89° / 57°
1 wet
Sep
83° / 51°
2 wet
Oct
71° / 41°
3 wet
Nov
56° / 32°
6 wet
Dec
46° / 28°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Yosemite Park Hq, CA, 2.3 mi away at 4,018 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Loggerhead Buttress is a climbing area in Yosemite National Park, California, within the Yosemite Wilderness. The National Park Service manages the land, and the area sits inside the park's wilderness boundaries. The climbing here is a mix of trad and sport routes, with 23 routes in total. Trad routes make up the majority, and the grades run from 5.7 up to 5.12b. Some of the named routes include Loggerhead Ledge Route at 5.7, Le Nocturne at 5.10a, and Material Girl at 5.12b, a sport route. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 70°F and October highs around 71°F, while July and August average highs near 89°F. Schultz's Ridge and Slab Happy Pinnacle are both climbing areas about 0.1 mile away. Four Mile Trailhead is about 1.2 miles off, and Lower Pines Campground is about 3.2 miles away.
