Buttress of Cracks - Left Side
26-route trad crag in California with 15 difficulty grades.
Photo: HikingMike, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 26 routes
- 5.8 – 5.13a
- Trad
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Best time to visit Buttress of Cracks - Left Side
Best months: April–July 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
55° / 31°
7 wet · 2 snow
Feb
54° / 30°
7 wet · 3 snow
Mar
59° / 32°
6 wet · 2 snow
Apr
64° / 35°
4 wet · 1 snow
May
71° / 41°
2 wet
Jun
80° / 48°
1 wet
Jul
85° / 55°
2 wet
Aug
86° / 55°
3 wet
Sep
81° / 50°
2 wet
Oct
72° / 42°
2 wet
Nov
62° / 35°
4 wet · 1 snow
Dec
54° / 30°
6 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Idyllwild Fire Dept, CA, 1.1 mi away at 5,380 ft. The station sits about 1,500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Buttress of Cracks - Left Side is a climbing area in the San Jacinto Wilderness, part of the San Jacinto Ranger District of San Bernardino National Forest in California. The land is managed by the Forest Service. For comfortable conditions, late spring and early fall stand out. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Idyllwild show May highs around 71°F and October highs around 72°F, while the station sits well below the wilderness and temperatures up high run cooler. The Left Side of the Buttress of Cracks sits close to the Right Side of the same buttress and to the Sunshine Face - Right Side climbing area, all within about 0.1 mile. The Climbers hike lies about 0.3 mile away, and the Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail is about 0.5 mile off.
Routes (26)
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