(u) Northeast Buttress
Northeast Buttress in California has 19 climbing routes across 13 grades, offering mixed and trad climbing.
- 19 routes
- 5.7 – 5.12c
- Trad · Mixed
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The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for San Bernardino National Forest.
Safety Alert - Falling Rocks at Bonita Falls
Agency alert covering San Bernardino National Forest · USFS · San Bernardino National Forest
Fire Restrictions
Agency alert covering San Bernardino National Forest · Order 05-12-00-26-05 · USFS · San Bernardino National Forest
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The Northeast Buttress is a climbing area in the San Jacinto Wilderness, part of the San Bernardino National Forest's San Jacinto Ranger District in California. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits within designated wilderness boundaries. The climbing here leans toward trad routes, with 15 of the 19 routes listed as traditional and four as mixed. Grades run from 5.7 up to 5.12c, with the median at 5.11a. Among the named routes are Flake Out (5.7), Spooky Spike (5.9) and Wet Dreams (5.11a). Bookhouse Boys (5.11d) is a mixed route, and Rock Hudson is the hardest at 5.12c. The Northeast Buttress sits close to other climbing and hiking. North Face and the Smooth Sole Wall - Left Side are each about 0.1 mile away, and Suicide Rock is a similar distance. Fern Basin campground is about 2.7 miles off.
Routes (19)
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