California · Rock climbing · Groveland

Muscle Fat

Alpine line in the lower-middle range of North Buttress's 14 catalogued routes.

5.7
grade
Alpine No Fixed
style

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Best time to visit Muscle Fat

Best months: June–September. 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

    41° / 13°

  2. Feb

    38° / 12°

  3. Mar

    42° / 15°

  4. Apr

    45° / 22°

  5. May

    54° / 27°

  6. Jun

    65° / 33°

  7. Jul

    71° / 38°

  8. Aug

    70° / 36°

  9. Sep

    65° / 32°

  10. Oct

    57° / 26°

  11. Nov

    47° / 20°

  12. Dec

    40° / 12°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tuolumne Meadows Rs, CA, 3.2 mi away at 8,694 ft. The station sits about 500 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.

One of 14 routes catalogued at North Buttress, this climb sits in the lower-middle range of the crag's 5.5 to 5.10a span. An alpine line with no fixed protection.

Photo of the crag

North Buttress — the crag this route is on
North Buttress, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: aerugino, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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