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Memorial Day Buttress

Memorial Day Buttress in Utah has 7 trad routes across 7 difficulty grades.

7 routes
5.8+ – 5.11c
Trad

Is Memorial Day 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 Memorial Day 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.

  1. Jan

    34° / 22°

  2. Feb

    40° / 24°

  3. Mar

    49° / 31°

  4. Apr

    56° / 35°

  5. May

    66° / 44°

  6. Jun

    78° / 52°

  7. Jul

    88° / 60°

  8. Aug

    86° / 58°

  9. Sep

    76° / 50°

  10. Oct

    60° / 39°

  11. Nov

    44° / 30°

  12. Dec

    33° / 22°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Timpanogos Cave, UT, 9.6 mi away at 5,740 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.

Memorial Day Buttress is a climbing area in Utah's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, within the Salt Lake Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits among several other climbing spots, with Burner Buttress and The Sail both about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all trad, with seven routes ranging from 5.8+ to 5.11c. The Dave Anderson Memorial Route is the easiest at 5.8+, and Aggression is the hardest at 5.11c. The median grade is 5.10d. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Timpanogos Cave show May highs around 66°F and September highs around 76°F, while July averages about 88°F. The Alpenbock Loop hike is 0.2 mile away, and the Alpenbock Spur mountain biking route is 0.3 mile away. Tanners Flat Campground is about 3.7 miles off, and Lake Lillian is about 4.3 miles away.

Routes (7)

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