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Northwest Buttress

Alpine route near the lower end of the grade span at Tenaya Peak.

5.5
grade
Alpine No Fixed
style

Is Northwest Buttress open right now?

No closures listed

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Best time to visit Northwest 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.

  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, 6.4 mi away at 8,694 ft. The station sits about 1,600 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 17 routes catalogued at Cathedral Range, this climb sits near the lower end of the grade span at Tenaya Peak. An alpine line with no fixed protection.

Photo of the crag

Cathedral Range — the crag this route is on
Cathedral Range, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Doug Olson, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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