Blue Sky Buttress
Blue Sky Buttress in Tennessee has 9 climbing routes across 8 grades.
Photo: Chris M Morris, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 9 routes
- 5.8 – 5.12a
- Trad · Sport · Mixed
Is Blue Sky Buttress open right now?
No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for Obed Wild and Scenic River.
As of · Source: NPS · Obed Wild and Scenic River. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Blue Sky Buttress
Best months: March–April and August–November. 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
46° / 26°
11 wet
Feb
50° / 28°
10 wet
Mar
59° / 34°
11 wet
Apr
69° / 42°
11 wet
May
76° / 51°
13 wet
Jun
83° / 59°
13 wet
Jul
86° / 63°
13 wet
Aug
85° / 62°
11 wet
Sep
80° / 54°
10 wet
Oct
70° / 43°
10 wet
Nov
59° / 34°
9 wet
Dec
50° / 29°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lancing 6 Nw, TN, 4 mi away at 1,520 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Blue Sky Buttress is a climbing area in Tennessee's Obed Wild and Scenic River, managed by a non-governmental organization. It sits within the Obed Wild & Scenic River Fee, and several other climbing areas lie right next to it, including Stephen King Library, The Outer Circle Ampitheatre and North Clear Creek, all about 0.1 mile away. The area has nine routes, with five trad, three sport and one mixed. Grades run from 5.8 up to 5.12a, with the hardest being Tradisfaction, a trad route first climbed by John Sites in 1996. Deliverance, a sport route at 5.11a, and Blue Sky, Green Water, a mixed route at 5.11c/d, round out the options. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 76°F and October highs around 70°F, with July peaking near 86°F. Hikers can reach Point Trail about 0.4 mile away and Lilly Bridge Trail about 0.7 mile away. Rock Creek Campground (TN) is about 3 miles off, and Rock Creek, a paddling spot, is about 6.7 miles away.
Routes (9)
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