Montana · Rock climbing · Gallatin Gateway

Calcite Corner

5 routes
5.7 – 5.11b
Sport
Jul–Sep
best months

Is Calcite Corner open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Bozeman Ranger District. It doesn't name Calcite Corner, so check the source for the area it covers (16 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Bozeman Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Calcite Corner is a climbing area in the Bozeman Ranger District of Custer Gallatin National Forest in Montana, managed by the Forest Service. It sits within a small cluster of climbing spots, with the Wall of Smiling Faces and Buck Creek climbing areas each about a tenth of a mile away. The climbing here is all sport, with five routes spread across grades from 5.7 up to 5.11b. Uncle Buckets is the easiest at 5.7, and A.H.A. (Ass-Handed Arete) is the hardest at 5.11b. The routes were first ascended between 2016 and 2017 by climbers including Kevin Callahan and Dan Whitaker. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical July averages from a nearby weather station in Big Sky run to highs around 78°F and lows near 41°F. Winters there are cold, with January highs around 30°F. Red Cliff campground is about 0.6 miles away, and the Elk Horn hike is about a mile out. Paddlers can reach the West Fork Gallatin River roughly 7 miles away.

Routes (5)