Buttermilks Main
Buttermilks Main in California has 24 climbing routes on 16 difficulty grades.
Photo: MarkDoliner, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 24 routes
- V0 – V10
- Bouldering
Is Buttermilks Main open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Inyo National Forest.
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions in Effect
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-26-23 · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Help Halt Golden Mussel Invasion
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Ansel Adams and John Muir Wilderness Campfire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-25-04 · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Golden Trout and Hoover Wilderness Campfire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-25-05 · USFS · Inyo National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Inyo National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Buttermilks Main
Best months: May–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.
Jan
43° / 24°
11 wet
Feb
44° / 23°
11 wet
Mar
46° / 26°
10 wet
Apr
50° / 29°
8 wet
May
56° / 36°
6 wet
Jun
66° / 42°
3 wet
Jul
74° / 49°
2 wet
Aug
74° / 49°
1 wet
Sep
68° / 44°
2 wet
Oct
58° / 37°
4 wet
Nov
49° / 31°
8 wet
Dec
44° / 25°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Huntington Lake, CA, 36.2 mi away at 7,020 ft. The station sits about 600 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.
Buttermilks Main is a climbing area in the White Mountain Ranger District of California's Inyo National Forest, on land managed by the Forest Service. September is a comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Huntington Lake run to highs around 68°F and lows near 44°F, with only a couple of wet days in the month. Fit Homeless Boulder and Green Wall Boulder sit about a tenth of a mile away. The Mount Tom hike is roughly 3 miles off, and Bitterbrush Campground is about 3.1 miles away for an overnight base.
Routes (24)
Boy and Girl Rocks(3)
Grovel Roof Boulder(1)
Hunk, The(1)
Mini Boulder(1)
Never Trust a Man-Bun Boulder(2)
Peewee Boulder(3)
Pinch Boulder(1)
Sharma Traverse Boulder(3)
Upside Boulder(3)
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