Colorado · Rock climbing · Twin Lakes

Butt Wall

Butt Wall in Colorado has 7 climbing routes across 6 difficulty grades.

Butt WallPhoto: s_mestdagh, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
7 routes
5.6 – 5.10c
Sport · Trad

Is Butt Wall open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Leadville Ranger District. It doesn't name Butt Wall, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Leadville Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Butt Wall

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

    34° / 5°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    35° / 5°

    5 wet

  3. Mar

    41° / 13°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    46° / 21°

    6 wet

  5. May

    58° / 30°

    7 wet

  6. Jun

    70° / 37°

    8 wet

  7. Jul

    74° / 43°

    11 wet

  8. Aug

    71° / 42°

    12 wet

  9. Sep

    65° / 35°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    53° / 26°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    42° / 17°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    34° / 8°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Twin Lakes Rsvr, CO, 5.6 mi away at 9,236 ft. The station sits about 900 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.

Butt Wall is a climbing area in the Leadville Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests in Colorado, managed by the Forest Service. It sits close to two other climbing areas, Summit Dome and Boulder Wall, each about 0.1 mile away. The area has seven routes, five of them sport and two traditional, with grades ranging from 5.6 to 5.10c. The Nose is a trad route at 5.6, and Butt Crack is a trad route at 5.7. On the sport side, Little Flatulence is 5.8+, Left Cheek is 5.9, and Broomhillda is 5.10c. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 74°F with lows near 43°F, though that station sits a few hundred feet below the wall, so temperatures on the rock run cooler. Winter is cold, with January highs around 34°F. For time off the wall, the Black Cloud and Echo Canyon hikes are each about a mile away, Twin Peaks Campground is about 1.6 miles off, and Lake Creek, a canoeing spot, is about 1.1 miles away.

Routes (7)