West Buttress - South
West Buttress - South in Idaho has 16 climbing routes ranging across 11 grades.
Photo: Seth Tisue, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 16 routes
- 5.6 – 5.12b/c
- Sport · Trad
Best time to visit West Buttress - South
Best months: April–June and September–October. 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
40° / 21°
6 wet
Feb
44° / 24°
6 wet
Mar
54° / 30°
7 wet
Apr
60° / 34°
8 wet
May
69° / 41°
9 wet
Jun
78° / 48°
6 wet
Jul
86° / 57°
4 wet
Aug
86° / 56°
4 wet
Sep
77° / 47°
4 wet
Oct
64° / 37°
5 wet
Nov
49° / 28°
6 wet
Dec
39° / 21°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Oakley, ID, 13.9 mi away at 4,559 ft. The station sits about 1,600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
West Buttress - South is a climbing area in Castle Rocks State Park in Idaho, managed by State Park and Recreation. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, with Hostess Gully - West Corridor, Castle Rock - East Face and Castle Rock - South Face all about 0.1 mile away. The area has 16 routes, with 11 in sport style and 5 in trad. Grades run from 5.6 up to 5.12b/c, with the median at 5.10a. Among the named routes are Poking Holes in the Firmament (5.6), Shock and Awe (5.10a) and Sqench (5.12b/c). Summer is the warmest stretch. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Oakley show July and August highs around 86°F with lows in the mid-50s, while winter highs sit in the low to mid 40s. That station sits about 1,600 feet lower than the park, so temperatures on the rocks run cooler.
Routes (16)
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