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Buttress Two (Bond Buttress)

7 traditional climbing routes at Buttress Two (Bond Buttress) in Utah.

Buttress Two (Bond Buttress)Photo: logopop, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
7 routes
5.10 – 5.12-
Trad

Best time to visit Buttress Two (Bond Buttress)

Best months: March–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

    42° / 22°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    50° / 29°

    4 wet

  3. Mar

    62° / 37°

    5 wet

  4. Apr

    70° / 44°

    5 wet

  5. May

    80° / 53°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    93° / 63°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    99° / 70°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    96° / 68°

    6 wet

  9. Sep

    87° / 58°

    5 wet

  10. Oct

    72° / 44°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    56° / 33°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    42° / 24°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Arches Np Hqs, UT, 5.3 mi away at 4,093 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Buttress Two, also known as Bond Buttress, is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Moab Field Office in Utah. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots in the Moab area, and the nearest town is Moab itself. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show April highs around 70°F and October highs around 72°F, while July averages near 99°F and January lows drop to about 22°F. Shady Crag is just 0.1 mile away, and Deadman's Buttress and Shipyard, The are both within half a mile. For a change from climbing, the Pothole Arch Trail is about 0.8 mile off.

Routes (7)

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