Crescent Crack Buttress
Crescent Crack Buttress in Utah has 37 climbing routes with mixed, sport, and trad styles.
- 37 routes
- 5.5 – 5.12b
- Trad · Sport · Mixed
Is Crescent Crack 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 Crescent Crack 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
38° / 23°
9 wet
Feb
44° / 27°
8 wet
Mar
54° / 34°
9 wet
Apr
61° / 39°
10 wet
May
71° / 48°
9 wet
Jun
82° / 57°
5 wet
Jul
91° / 67°
3 wet
Aug
89° / 66°
5 wet
Sep
79° / 56°
6 wet
Oct
64° / 43°
7 wet
Nov
49° / 32°
8 wet
Dec
38° / 23°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cottonwood Weir, UT, 3.2 mi away at 4,986 ft. The station sits about 700 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.
Crescent Crack Buttress is a climbing area in Utah's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, within the Salt Lake Ranger District. It is managed by the Forest Service and sits among several other named climbing areas, including Coffin Buttress and The Keel, each about 0.1 mile away. The area holds 37 routes, with trad the most common style at 27 routes, and sport at 8. Grades run from 5.5 up to 5.12-, with the median around 5.10b. Among the standouts are Kutcorner at 5.5 and Less Than Zero at 5.12-, both trad routes. The most comfortable climbing season tends to be late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Cottonwood Weir show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 79°F, with July peaking near 91°F. Alpenbock Loop is a hike just 0.1 mile away, and Temple Quarry Interpretive mountain biking is 0.2 mile off. For an overnight stay, Tanners Flat Campground is about 3.7 miles away, and Lake Lillian offers fishing about 4.4 miles away.
Routes (37)
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