Montana · Rock climbing · Whitehall

Queen (Southeast Corner)

5 routes
5.6 – 5.11c
Trad · Sport
Jul–Sep
best months

Caution today

Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 4 h ago

Is Queen (Southeast Corner) open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. It doesn't name Queen (Southeast Corner), so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Queen (Southeast Corner) is a climbing area in the Butte Ranger District of the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest in Montana, managed by the Forest Service. It sits in the southeast corner of the Queen climbing area, with Queen (North Face) and Queen (Southside) both about 0.1 mile away. The area has five routes, four of which are trad and one is sport. Grades run from 5.6 to 5.11c, with the hardest being the sport route Unknown Slab Route. The easiest are Unknown Right at 5.6 and Beginner's Lead at 5.7. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Butte show July highs around 81°F with lows near 46°F, while winter highs stay around freezing. Nearby, the Spire Trail is about 0.4 mile away and WP185 is about 0.3 mile away. Delmoe Lake Campground is about 4 miles off, and Big Pipestone Creek is about 4.6 miles away.

  • Best time to go · Jul–Sep

    Best time to visit Queen (Southeast Corner)

    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.

    1. Jan

      32° / 8°

      7 wet

    2. Feb

      35° / 10°

      7 wet

    3. Mar

      44° / 19°

      9 wet

    4. Apr

      51° / 26°

      11 wet

    5. May

      61° / 34°

      13 wet

    6. Jun

      70° / 41°

      13 wet

    7. Jul

      81° / 46°

      9 wet

    8. Aug

      80° / 44°

      8 wet

    9. Sep

      69° / 36°

      7 wet

    10. Oct

      54° / 27°

      8 wet

    11. Nov

      40° / 16°

      8 wet

    12. Dec

      31° / 7°

      7 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Butte Bert Mooney Ap, MT, 10.2 mi away at 5,506 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (5)