Escape Buttress
Escape Buttress in Utah has 15 sport climbing routes.
- 15 routes
- 5.9- – 5.11b/c
- Sport
Is Escape 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 Escape 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
34° / 22°
Feb
40° / 24°
Mar
49° / 31°
Apr
56° / 35°
May
66° / 44°
Jun
78° / 52°
Jul
88° / 60°
Aug
86° / 58°
Sep
76° / 50°
Oct
60° / 39°
Nov
44° / 30°
Dec
33° / 22°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Timpanogos Cave, UT, 2 mi away at 5,740 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.
Escape Buttress is a climbing area in the Pleasant Grove Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of climbing and outdoor destinations, with White Wave Wall and Little Mill Boulders both about 0.1 mile away. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Timpanogos Cave, about 2 miles away, show July highs around 88°F with lows near 60°F, while winter highs stay in the low to mid 30s. Echo Reservoir is about half a mile away for fishing, and Bear Canyon Trail is about a mile off for hiking. Timpooneke Campground, roughly 2 miles away, offers a place to stay.
Routes (15)
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