Butterfly Lake
Butterfly Lake in Utah has 10 climbing routes with alpine no fixed protection.
Photo: rprathap, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 10 routes
- 5.7+ – 5.11c
- Alpine
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No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
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Butterfly Lake is an alpine climbing area in the Evanston-Mountain View Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah. The Forest Service manages the land, and the crag sits in a cluster of highline trail and climbing routes, with the Uinta Highline Trail passing just 0.1 mile away. The area holds 10 routes, all alpine in style, with grades ranging from 5.7+ up to 5.11c. Among the named routes are Flying Butter (5.7+) and Brief Case (5.11c). The Highline Spur mountain biking trail lies 0.2 mile away, and Green Meadow Crags and Chief Wall, both climbing areas, are within a mile. For an overnight stay, Moosehorn campground is about 2.4 miles off, and Fehr Lake offers fishing about 2.5 miles away.
Routes (10)
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