Butterfly Effect
- 5.13-
- grade
- Sport Bolted
- style
- Jun–Oct
- best months
One of 49 routes catalogued at Garden Cliffs, this climb sits near the upper end of the crag's 5.4–5.13a range. First ascent: Evan Powers, 8/19.
Local outfitters
- Tree Climbing at Silver Falls29 mi away
- Valley Rock Gym35 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Nearby · Menagerie Wilderness · Skinner Butte (aka The Columns) · Fight Club Boulder
Best time to go · Jun–Oct
Best time to visit Butterfly Effect
Best months: June–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
45° / 33°
19 wet
Feb
50° / 33°
16 wet
Mar
54° / 34°
19 wet
Apr
58° / 37°
18 wet
May
65° / 42°
14 wet
Jun
70° / 46°
10 wet
Jul
79° / 49°
4 wet
Aug
80° / 47°
4 wet
Sep
74° / 44°
6 wet
Oct
62° / 39°
12 wet
Nov
50° / 35°
18 wet
Dec
44° / 33°
19 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cascadia, OR, 5.7 mi away at 960 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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Photo: U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)Menagerie Wilderness
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