Colorado · Rock climbing · Cascade

Toy Gun Buttress

Near Cascade

12 routes
5.2 – 5.10
Sport · Mixed · Trad

Is Toy Gun Buttress open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 11 alerts for Pike and San Isabel National Forests.

As of · Source: USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Toy Gun Buttress

Best months: May–June and 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

    39° / 13°

    5 wet

  2. Feb

    39° / 14°

    6 wet

  3. Mar

    45° / 20°

    7 wet

  4. Apr

    50° / 26°

    8 wet

  5. May

    59° / 33°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    70° / 42°

    11 wet

  7. Jul

    74° / 46°

    16 wet

  8. Aug

    72° / 45°

    16 wet

  9. Sep

    66° / 39°

    9 wet

  10. Oct

    56° / 30°

    6 wet

  11. Nov

    46° / 19°

    5 wet

  12. Dec

    39° / 13°

    5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ruxton Park, CO, 6 mi away at 9,060 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Toy Gun Buttress is a climbing area in the Pikes Peak Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests in Colorado, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among several other climbing spots, with Bigfoots and Magic Kingdom both about 0.1 mile away. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Ruxton Park weather station, at a similar elevation, show July highs around 74°F with lows near 46°F, while winter highs stay around 39°F. Ridge Crest is a hike about 0.8 mile away, and Lone Duck Family Campground is about 1.8 miles off. For fishing, Homestake Fishing Site is about 3.2 miles away.

Routes (12)

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