Bighorn Buttress
Bighorn Buttress in California has 10 sport climbing routes across 8 grades.
- 10 routes
- 5.10a – 5.11d
- Sport
Best time to visit Bighorn Buttress
Best months: October–May. 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
58° / 33°
4 wet
Feb
61° / 36°
4 wet
Mar
67° / 40°
4 wet
Apr
73° / 44°
2 wet
May
81° / 51°
1 wet
Jun
91° / 58°
0 wet
Jul
98° / 64°
1 wet
Aug
97° / 63°
1 wet
Sep
91° / 58°
1 wet
Oct
79° / 47°
1 wet
Nov
67° / 38°
2 wet
Dec
57° / 32°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Victorville, CA, 19.8 mi away at 2,880 ft. The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Bighorn Buttress is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Barstow Field Office in California. It sits among a cluster of other climbing areas, with Hidden Valley, South Wall and New Jack City all about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all sport, and the routes run from about 5.10a up to 5.11d. The Inevitable is the easiest at 5.10a, and Circling Vultures is the hardest at 5.11d. The area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Victorville show April highs around 73°F and October highs around 79°F, while July and August average in the upper 90s. That station sits about 1,050 feet lower than the buttress, so temperatures on the rock run cooler. Sawtooth Canyon Campground is about 0.4 mile away. Farther out, the Farly Mine Trail is about 7 miles off, the Mojave River offers canoeing about 9 miles away, and the Sorrel Trail is about 10 miles away.
Routes (10)
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