Fly Dog Buttress
Fly Dog Buttress in California offers 9 climbing routes across 8 grades in mixed, sport, and trad styles.
- 9 routes
- 5.8 – 5.11d
- Trad · Sport · Mixed
Is Fly Dog Buttress open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Cleveland National Forest. It doesn't name Fly Dog Buttress, so check the source for the area it covers.
Airport Fire Burned Area Closure
Agency closure covering Cleveland National Forest · Order 02-26-09 · USFS · Cleveland National Forest
Elevated Fire Use Restrictions
Agency alert covering Cleveland National Forest · Order 02-26-10 · USFS · Cleveland National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Cleveland National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Fly Dog Buttress
Best months: October–June. 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
64° / 42°
6 wet
Feb
64° / 42°
7 wet
Mar
67° / 44°
6 wet
Apr
71° / 47°
4 wet
May
74° / 51°
3 wet
Jun
81° / 54°
1 wet
Jul
87° / 60°
1 wet
Aug
89° / 62°
1 wet
Sep
86° / 60°
1 wet
Oct
78° / 54°
2 wet
Nov
71° / 48°
4 wet
Dec
63° / 42°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Alpine, CA, 5.4 mi away at 1,695 ft. The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Fly Dog Buttress is a climbing area in the Descanso Ranger District of Cleveland National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among several other climbing spots, with Blue Sky Wall, Left Wall and Triton Tower all about a tenth of a mile away. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Alpine run to highs around 71°F in April and 78°F in October, while summer highs climb into the upper 80s and winter nights drop to around 42°F. Hikers can reach El Cajon Mountain via the Climber's Approach El Cajone Mountain trail, about a mile away, or the El Cajon Mountain Summit Trail, about 2 miles out. Paddlers will find the San Diego River roughly 4.5 miles away.
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