Slickrock Buttress
Slickrock Buttress in Colorado has 5 trad routes on 3 difficulty grades.
- 5 routes
- 5.9 – 5.11
- Trad
Best time to visit Slickrock Buttress
Best months: May–June and August–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
37° / 11°
5 wet
Feb
41° / 15°
4 wet
Mar
51° / 23°
5 wet
Apr
60° / 28°
5 wet
May
70° / 35°
5 wet
Jun
82° / 42°
3 wet
Jul
87° / 51°
5 wet
Aug
84° / 50°
6 wet
Sep
76° / 41°
5 wet
Oct
63° / 30°
4 wet
Nov
49° / 20°
4 wet
Dec
37° / 12°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Northdale, CO, 23.2 mi away at 6,681 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Slickrock Buttress is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Tres Rios Field Office in Colorado. The surrounding area is a cluster of climbing spots, with Hamm Boulder about half a mile away and Hamm Canyon and 16Z each roughly 0.7 miles off. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the sweet spots. Typical averages from the Northdale weather station, about 23 miles away, show May highs around 70°F and September highs around 76°F, while July averages climb to about 87°F. Main Flatirons lies about 3.8 miles away, and Black Wall is about 4.2 miles off. For a hike, the Dolores Canyon Overlook Trail is roughly 7.5 miles away.
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