West Side - Lower Buttress
West Side - Lower Buttress in Colorado has 9 climbing routes across 8 difficulty grades, offering sport and trad styles.
Photo: David Leo Veksler, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 9 routes
- 5.8 – 5.11d
- Sport · Trad
Best time to visit West Side - Lower 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
35° / 9°
11 wet
Feb
38° / 12°
10 wet
Mar
46° / 21°
11 wet
Apr
55° / 28°
11 wet
May
65° / 35°
10 wet
Jun
77° / 42°
7 wet
Jul
82° / 48°
11 wet
Aug
80° / 47°
12 wet
Sep
72° / 40°
9 wet
Oct
60° / 29°
9 wet
Nov
45° / 19°
9 wet
Dec
34° / 9°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Aspen Pitkin Co Ap, CO, 1.4 mi away at 7,720 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
West Side - Lower Buttress is a climbing area within the Gold Butte Climbing Area in Colorado, on county-managed land. It sits beside the area's other crags, with East Face and Southwest TR each about 0.1 mile away. Summer into early fall is the most comfortable stretch for climbing. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show September highs around 72°F with lows near 40°F, while July warms to about 82°F. Beyond the neighboring crags, the Rio Grande Trail lies about 0.4 mile away and the Stein Trail about 0.6 mile. Silver Bar Campground, about 5.5 miles out, is the closest place to camp.
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