Texas · Rock climbing · Spicewood

Huking Buttress Wall

Huking Buttress Wall in Texas has 7 sport climbing routes on 5 difficulty grades.

7 routes
5.11a – 5.12a
Sport

Best time to visit Huking Buttress Wall

Best months: October–May. 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

    60° / 39°

    7 wet

  2. Feb

    65° / 43°

    7 wet

  3. Mar

    72° / 49°

    8 wet

  4. Apr

    79° / 56°

    7 wet

  5. May

    85° / 64°

    8 wet

  6. Jun

    91° / 70°

    6 wet

  7. Jul

    94° / 72°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    95° / 72°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    89° / 66°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    80° / 57°

    6 wet

  11. Nov

    69° / 48°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    61° / 41°

    7 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Dripping Springs 6 E, TX, 13.3 mi away at 1,084 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Huking Buttress Wall is a climbing area on Milton Reimers Ranch Park in Texas, on county land. It sits among a cluster of other climbing areas, including Reimer's Ranch North Shore, Middle Earth Wall and Mossy Wall, all about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is sport, and the routes run from about 5.11a to 5.12a. Among the named routes are Big Hucking Chicken, a 5.11a first ascended by Luke Bowman, Sean O'Grady and Tommy Blackwell in 2007, and Giggle Stick, a 5.12a. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Dripping Springs show April highs around 79°F and October highs around 80°F, while July and August average in the low 90s. For a change from the rock, the Pedernales Falls Trail System and the Cypress Mill Loop Trail are both about 8.5 miles away.