Butter Cliffs
- 6 routes
- 5.6 – 5.8+
- Sport · Bouldering
- May–Sep
- best months
Butter Cliffs is a climbing area in New York, about 0.2 miles from the town of Redwood. It is a small crag with six routes, four of which are sport climbs and two are boulders, and it sits close to several other climbing areas in the region. The most comfortable months for a visit are July and August, when typical highs reach the upper 70s and lows sit in the mid-50s, based on averages from a nearby weather station in Gouverneur. Winters are cold, with January highs around 26°F. The routes here range from 5.6 to 5.8+ on the YDS scale, with Butter's Got Back at 5.6 and Butter Finger (Project) at 5.8+. The boulders run from V2 to V4. The closest climbing areas are Fairyland Wall, Cliffs Minor and First Overlook, each about 3.7 miles away.
Best time to go · May–Sep
Best time to visit Butter Cliffs
Best months: May–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
26° / 5°
16 wet
Feb
29° / 6°
13 wet
Mar
38° / 17°
13 wet
Apr
53° / 31°
12 wet
May
66° / 42°
12 wet
Jun
75° / 52°
12 wet
Jul
79° / 57°
11 wet
Aug
78° / 55°
10 wet
Sep
71° / 46°
11 wet
Oct
58° / 36°
13 wet
Nov
45° / 27°
15 wet
Dec
33° / 15°
17 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gouverneur 3 Nw, NY, 14.6 mi away at 420 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Routes (6)
Butter Boulders(2)
Cave of The Meadowood(2)
Lookout, The(2)
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