Colorado · Rock climbing · Sedalia

Wipeyur Buttress

Wipeyur Buttress in Colorado has 24 climbing routes across 15 grades.

24 routes
5.7 – 5.13a
Sport · Mixed

Is Wipeyur Buttress open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 8 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 Wipeyur Buttress

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

    33° / 9°

  2. Feb

    34° / 11°

  3. Mar

    41° / 17°

  4. Apr

    47° / 23°

  5. May

    57° / 31°

  6. Jun

    69° / 41°

  7. Jul

    74° / 47°

  8. Aug

    71° / 45°

  9. Sep

    65° / 38°

  10. Oct

    54° / 27°

  11. Nov

    42° / 18°

  12. Dec

    33° / 12°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Divide 4nw, CO, 21.3 mi away at 9,134 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Wipeyur Buttress is a rock climbing area in the South Platte Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests in Colorado, on Forest Service land. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb here. A nearby weather station records typical July highs around 74°F with lows near 47°F, while winter highs stay in the low 30s. Two other climbing areas, Crack of Noon Area and Scooter Trash Wall, sit about 0.1 mile away. Zinn Trail is about half a mile off, and Devils Head Campground is just under a mile away for an overnight stay.

Routes (24)

Turd Burglar5.10a/bPaperFA: Tod Leeson? Summer, 20095.10bPlastic5.10bUpperdeck-n-spackle5.10bCan You Spare a Square? (18)5.10cChocolate Corner5.10dGut BombFA: Little help here?5.10dTramp Stamp5.11+Heinous AnusFA: Little help here?5.11dPeanut the Wonder HorseFA: Mike Carrington5.11dTusk5.11dRacing StripesFA: Buster Jesik, Tod Anderson5.12aSnapping StationFA: Tod Anderson, Summer 20095.12aWhen Can I Hit That5.12bHoly CrapFA: Tzilla and Co.5.12cMorning ThunderFA: Little help here?5.12dThe Throne RoomFA: Tod Anderson5.12dBrown BunnyFA: Matt Samet, September 20095.13aSlanty CrackFA: FKA: Matt and Kayleen Castelli5.7Silent But Deadly5.8F.U.D.G.E.5.9Mr. HankyFA: Chris Perkins, 20095.9Tailwinds5.9Junk in the Trunk5.9+

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