Bongeater Buttress
Bongeater Buttress in Utah has 6 climbing routes with 6 distinct difficulty grades.
Photo: paulinkenbrandt, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 6 routes
- 5.9+ – 5.12d
- Trad · Sport · Mixed
Is Bongeater Buttress open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Bongeater Buttress
Best months: April–June and September–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
34° / 22°
Feb
40° / 24°
Mar
49° / 31°
Apr
56° / 35°
May
66° / 44°
Jun
78° / 52°
Jul
88° / 60°
Aug
86° / 58°
Sep
76° / 50°
Oct
60° / 39°
Nov
44° / 30°
Dec
33° / 22°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Timpanogos Cave, UT, 9.6 mi away at 5,740 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Bongeater Buttress is a climbing area in Utah's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, within the Salt Lake Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits among several other climbing and riding spots, including Burner Buttress and Beer Can Cave Area, all within about a tenth of a mile. The climbing here is trad, with a few mixed and sport routes. Six routes are listed, ranging from 5.9+ to 5.12d. The Bongeater route, a 5.10d trad climb, was first ascended by Warren Marshall and Lenny Nelson in 1964. Life by the Throat, a 5.12b sport route, was first climbed by John Storm in 1987. The Life on your feet route, a 5.12d mixed climb, was first ascended by Ben Folsom and Lance Bateman in 2006. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Timpanogos Cave show May highs around 66°F and September highs around 76°F, while July averages about 88°F. Tanners Flat Campground is about 3.8 miles away, and Lake Lillian is about 4.5 miles away. Mountain Shadows RV Park is about 7.5 miles away.
Routes (6)
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