Bitty Buttress
Bitty Buttress in Colorado has 27 climbing routes across 20 grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad styles.
- 27 routes
- 5.7 – 5.14c
- Trad · Sport · Mixed
Is Bitty Buttress open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests.
Fire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · USFS · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
Caribou Road Closure Order
Agency alert covering Boulder Ranger District · Order 02-10-01-26-04 · USFS · Boulder Ranger District
Raptor Nesting Area Closure - Boulder Ranger District
Agency alert covering Boulder Ranger District · Order 02-10-01-26-06 · USFS · Boulder Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Bitty Buttress
Best months: May–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
39° / 17°
5 wet
Feb
40° / 17°
5 wet
Mar
47° / 22°
6 wet
Apr
52° / 27°
8 wet
May
61° / 35°
10 wet
Jun
73° / 44°
9 wet
Jul
79° / 50°
10 wet
Aug
77° / 48°
11 wet
Sep
70° / 41°
8 wet
Oct
57° / 31°
6 wet
Nov
47° / 24°
5 wet
Dec
40° / 17°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gross Rsvr, CO, 4.9 mi away at 7,970 ft. The station sits about 900 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Bitty Buttress is a climbing area in the Boulder Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among several other climbing spots, with Blob Slab and Upper East Face each about a tenth of a mile away. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 79°F and lows near 50°F, though that station sits about 900 feet lower, so temperatures on the buttress run cooler. Within a couple of miles you'll find the Hawkins Surguine Spur Trail for hiking and Meyer's Homestead Trail for mountain biking. Winiger Ridge campground is about 3.7 miles away, and Boulder Creek offers canoeing roughly 4.1 miles off.
Routes (27)
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