Colorado · Rock climbing · Almont

Second Buttress Cluster

Second Buttress Cluster in Colorado has 9 bouldering routes with 8 distinct difficulty grades.

9 routes
V2- – V8
Bouldering

Is Second Buttress Cluster open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. It doesn't name Second Buttress Cluster, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Second Buttress Cluster

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

    29° / -8°

    8 wet

  2. Feb

    33° / -5°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    40° / 4°

    8 wet

  4. Apr

    47° / 18°

    8 wet

  5. May

    58° / 29°

    8 wet

  6. Jun

    69° / 36°

    7 wet

  7. Jul

    72° / 42°

    11 wet

  8. Aug

    70° / 41°

    12 wet

  9. Sep

    64° / 34°

    9 wet

  10. Oct

    54° / 25°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    40° / 13°

    8 wet

  12. Dec

    28° / -4°

    8 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Taylor Park, CO, 9.3 mi away at 9,179 ft. The station sits about 700 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.

Second Buttress Cluster is a climbing area in the Gunnison Ranger District of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests in western Colorado, managed by the Forest Service. It sits in the heart of a small, bouldery cluster of climbing spots, with the Upper Graveyard Boulders and Fuzzy Bottom Boulder both about 0.1 mile away. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the Taylor Park weather station, about 9 miles away, run to highs around 72°F in July and 70°F in August, with July lows near 42°F. Winter is severe, with January highs around 29°F and lows near -8°F. Rosy Lane Campground is about 0.3 mile away, and the One Mile campground is about a mile off. The Five Mile Trail 604 and Three Mile Creek Trail 434 are both within about a mile and a half.

Routes (9)