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Burner Buttress

Burner Buttress in Utah has 7 trad climbing routes across 5 grades.

7 routes
5.7 – 5.10+
Trad

Is Burner 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 Burner 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.

  1. Jan

    34° / 22°

  2. Feb

    40° / 24°

  3. Mar

    49° / 31°

  4. Apr

    56° / 35°

  5. May

    66° / 44°

  6. Jun

    78° / 52°

  7. Jul

    88° / 60°

  8. Aug

    86° / 58°

  9. Sep

    76° / 50°

  10. Oct

    60° / 39°

  11. Nov

    44° / 30°

  12. 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.

Burner 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 Bongeater Buttress and Memorial Day Buttress, both about 0.1 mile away, and the Alpenbock Loop mountain biking route. The climbing here is all trad, with seven routes ranging from 5.7 to 5.10+. Back Burner is the easiest at 5.7, and Dread Locks is the hardest at 5.10+. Burner, first climbed by Mark Ward and Kim Miller in 1976, is a 5.10, and Death Flake, a 5.8, was first ascended by Bryan Smoot in 1979. Summer is the warmest stretch. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Timpanogos Cave show July highs around 88°F with lows near 60°F, while September cools to highs in the mid-70s. Winter is cold, with January highs around 34°F. Tanners Flat Campground is about 3.8 miles away, and Lake Lillian is about 4.4 miles away.

Routes (7)

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