Utah · Rock climbing · St. George

Buttopia

Buttopia is a Utah climbing crag with 9 bouldering routes.

9 routes
V0 – V2
Bouldering

Best time to visit Buttopia

Best months: February–May and October–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.

  1. Jan

    54° / 28°

    5 wet

  2. Feb

    59° / 32°

    5 wet

  3. Mar

    68° / 39°

    5 wet

  4. Apr

    75° / 46°

    3 wet

  5. May

    85° / 55°

    3 wet

  6. Jun

    96° / 64°

    2 wet

  7. Jul

    102° / 72°

    3 wet

  8. Aug

    100° / 70°

    3 wet

  9. Sep

    92° / 61°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    79° / 47°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    64° / 35°

    3 wet

  12. Dec

    53° / 28°

    5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at St George, UT, 7.1 mi away at 2,857 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Buttopia is a bouldering area on State Trust Lands South Block in Utah, managed by the State Land Board. It sits among a cluster of other bouldering spots, with Flat Face Boulder, Tri Boulder and Astroid Boulder all about 0.1 mile away. The Banded Hills Trail also starts within a tenth of a mile. The climbing here is all bouldering, with nine routes on record. Grades run from V0- to V2, and the most common is V0. Butter Beer and Gryffindor are both V0-, and Shintopia is V2. Cracktopia and Utopia are V0 and V1. The routes are named with a boulderer's eye for the unusual, including Squatter's Rights and Shintopia. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby St George weather station show April highs around 75°F and October highs around 79°F, while July averages about 102°F and January lows drop to 28°F. For more time on foot, the Banded Hills Trail is close by, and the Pushing Tin and Desert Canyons Access hikes are both within about 3 miles. Fort Pearce Wash, a paddling spot, is roughly 4 miles away.

Routes (9)

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