Shadow Buttress
Shadow Buttress in Utah has 8 climbing routes across 8 grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad styles.
- 8 routes
- 5.9 – 5.14a
- Sport · Trad · Mixed
Best time to visit Shadow Buttress
Best months: April–May 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
42° / 16°
4 wet · 2 snow
Feb
49° / 21°
5 wet · 1 snow
Mar
61° / 27°
5 wet · 1 snow
Apr
67° / 32°
6 wet
May
77° / 39°
5 wet
Jun
88° / 47°
3 wet
Jul
95° / 55°
4 wet
Aug
92° / 54°
5 wet
Sep
83° / 44°
4 wet
Oct
69° / 32°
4 wet
Nov
54° / 23°
4 wet · 1 snow
Dec
42° / 16°
4 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Black Rock, UT, 30.6 mi away at 4,916 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Shadow Buttress is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Fillmore Field Office in Utah. The surrounding area is dense with named climbing spots, so it works well as a base for exploring the cluster of climbing areas around it. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Black Rock weather station show May highs around 77°F and September highs around 83°F, while July peaks near 95°F and winter nights drop to about 16°F. The closest neighbors include the Red Monster Area, the Warm Up Boulder, the Cow and the Sheep Rock Area, all about a tenth of a mile away.
Routes (8)
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