North Buttress
North Buttress in California has 14 climbing routes with 7 difficulty grades.
Photo: aerugino, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 14 routes
- 5.5 – 5.10a
- Alpine
Is North 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 North Buttress
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.
Jan
41° / 13°
Feb
38° / 12°
Mar
42° / 15°
Apr
45° / 22°
May
54° / 27°
Jun
65° / 33°
Jul
71° / 38°
Aug
70° / 36°
Sep
65° / 32°
Oct
57° / 26°
Nov
47° / 20°
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.
North Buttress is a climbing area in Yosemite National Park, California, within the Yosemite Wilderness. The National Park Service manages the land, and the area sits inside the park's wilderness boundary. The climbing here is alpine, with 14 routes spread across the area. Grades run from 5.5 to 5.10a, with the median at 5.7. Among the named routes are Garden Party (5.5), Hops'n'Barley (5.6) and Grand Central (5.10a), the hardest of the group. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Tuolumne Meadows show July highs around 71°F and lows near 38°F, while winter highs stay in the low 40s. Fairview Dome and West Face are both about 0.6 miles away, and Cathedral Peak Climber's Approach is about 0.8 miles off. Tuolumne Meadows Campground, about 2.3 miles away, is the closest place to camp.
Routes (14)
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