Pinnacle Route
- 5.6
- grade
- Trad Gear
- style
- May–Oct
- best months
Located in the Pinnacle sector at Barretts, this route represents the entry point among the six climbs catalogued at the crag. First ascent: Todd Madsen & Brian Carroll September 1987.
- 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 Pinnacle Route
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.
