Barretts
- 6 routes
- 5.6 – 5.10c
- Trad · Sport · Mixed
- May–Oct
- best months
Barretts is a climbing area in Montana, set in the town of Barretts itself. It is a small cluster of six routes, with a mix of trad, mixed and sport styles, and the grades run from 5.6 up to 5.10c. The Pinnacle Route, a 5.6 trad climb, was first ascended by Todd Madsen and Brian Carroll in 1987, and the Nutty Professor, a 5.10c sport route, was done by Steve Mock and Chris Petri. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Dillon show July highs around 83°F with lows near 48°F, while winter highs stay in the low 30s. The Beaverhead River, a canoeing route, lies about a mile away, and Henneberry House campground is roughly 4.5 miles off.
Beaverhead RiverCanoeingPhoto: Mike Cline, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)1.1 mi- Henneberry HouseCamping4.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Friend's RockRock climbing · ~1h 13m drive
- Southwest RegionRock climbing · ~1h 15m drive
- The WedgeRock climbing · ~1h 17m drive
- Tobacco Root MountainsRock climbing · ~1h 17m drive
Also worth it near here
- Beaverhead RiverCanoeing · ~2 min drivePhoto: Mike Cline, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Tash PondLake fishing · ~8 min drive
Bannack State Park CampgroundCamping · ~22 min drivePhoto: Forest Service - Northern Region — CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
ELKHORN CREEKHiking · ~49 min drivePhoto: TexasExplorer98, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit Barretts
Best months: May–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
33° / 14°
4 wet · 1 snow
Feb
37° / 16°
5 wet · 1 snow
Mar
46° / 22°
6 wet · 1 snow
Apr
54° / 28°
8 wet
May
64° / 36°
10 wet
Jun
73° / 42°
9 wet
Jul
83° / 48°
6 wet
Aug
81° / 46°
6 wet
Sep
71° / 39°
6 wet
Oct
56° / 30°
6 wet
Nov
41° / 21°
5 wet · 1 snow
Dec
32° / 13°
5 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Dillon U Of Montana Western, MT, 7.3 mi away at 5,129 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
