California · Rock climbing · Yosemite National Park

Fifi Buttress

Fifi Buttress in California has 10 climbing routes with sport and trad options.

Fifi ButtressPhoto: Daniel Gillaspia, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
10 routes
5.8 – 5.13a/b
Trad · Sport

Is Fifi 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 Fifi Buttress

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.

  1. Jan

    45° / 27°

    9 wet

  2. Feb

    46° / 27°

    9 wet

  3. Mar

    50° / 28°

    10 wet

  4. Apr

    55° / 31°

    7 wet

  5. May

    63° / 37°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    73° / 44°

    2 wet

  7. Jul

    80° / 51°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    80° / 49°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    75° / 45°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    64° / 37°

    4 wet

  11. Nov

    53° / 30°

    6 wet

  12. Dec

    44° / 26°

    9 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at So Entrance Yosemite Np, CA, 13.7 mi away at 5,047 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Fifi Buttress is a climbing area in California's Yosemite National Park, within the Yosemite Wilderness. The land is managed by the National Park Service, and the area sits in the high country of the park's backcountry, far from the more developed parts of the park. Climbers will find a small cluster of routes here. The area has 10 routes in total, nine of them trad and one sport. Grades run from 5.8 up to 5.13-, with a median of 5.12a. Among the named routes are "Make It So" (5.8), "Center of the Universe" (5.11-), and "The Nexus AKA The Niels Tietze Memorial Route" (5.13-). Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July and August highs around 80°F with lows near 50°F and only about one wet day a month. The station sits about 467 feet below the area, so expect it to run slightly cooler at Fifi Buttress. Several other climbing areas and trails are close by. The Leaning Tower Area and Leaning Tower lie within a quarter mile. Bridalveil Fall Trail and #18 Dewey Point Meadow Trail are both under half a mile away.

Routes (10)

Facts about this crag

Rules & access

Fee
Yes

Source: National Park Service API

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