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Campground · 0.6 mi from the trail
Montana · Rock climbing · Livingston · Near Emigrant
Cutthroats Don't Wear Plaid
- 5.10a
- grade
- Mixed
- style
- Jul–Sep
- best months
Is Cutthroats Don't Wear Plaid open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Yellowstone Ranger District. It doesn't name Cutthroats Don't Wear Plaid, so check the source for the area it covers (13 listed).
East Fork of the Mill Creek Trail Bridge Stock Closure
Agency closure covering Yellowstone Ranger District · Order 01-11-04-26-03 · USFS · Yellowstone Ranger District
NFSR #1700 South Plateau Road Closure
Agency closure covering Custer Gallatin National Forest · USFS · Custer Gallatin National Forest
Hyalite Porcupine Buffalo Horn Summer Interim Travel Order and Map and Order # 01-11-00-26-02
Agency closure covering Custer Gallatin National Forest · Order 01-11-00-26-02 · USFS · Custer Gallatin National Forest
Hyalite Porcupine Buffalo Horn Winter Interim Travel Order and Map Order Number: #01-11-00-26-01
Agency closure covering Custer Gallatin National Forest · USFS · Custer Gallatin National Forest
Glacier Lake Road #2421 Closure Order Number: # 01-11-82-26- 01
Agency closure covering Custer Gallatin National Forest · Order 01-11-82-26- · USFS · Custer Gallatin National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Yellowstone Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
One of eight routes catalogued at Ladyfingers Buttress, this climb takes both bolts and placed gear on the same line. First ascent by Jack and Vanessa Childress.
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Best time to go · Jul–Sep
Best time to visit Cutthroats Don't Wear Plaid
Best months: July–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
31° / 12°
11 wet · 9 snow
Feb
34° / 12°
11 wet · 9 snow
Mar
42° / 19°
11 wet · 7 snow
Apr
50° / 26°
11 wet · 5 snow
May
60° / 35°
13 wet · 2 snow
Jun
69° / 42°
13 wet
Jul
81° / 48°
10 wet
Aug
80° / 47°
9 wet
Sep
69° / 39°
9 wet · 1 snow
Oct
54° / 29°
9 wet · 3 snow
Nov
39° / 19°
10 wet · 7 snow
Dec
30° / 12°
12 wet · 10 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Yellowstone Park Mammoth, WY, 22.6 mi away at 6,195 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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