Twin Pines Buttress
Twin Pines Buttress in Washington has 10 climbing routes across 8 grades.
- 10 routes
- 5.9 – 5.11a
- Sport · Trad
Best time to visit Twin Pines Buttress
Best months: April–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
33° / 23°
14 wet
Feb
38° / 24°
11 wet
Mar
48° / 29°
12 wet
Apr
57° / 34°
10 wet
May
66° / 41°
10 wet
Jun
72° / 46°
8 wet
Jul
83° / 52°
4 wet
Aug
83° / 51°
3 wet
Sep
73° / 43°
5 wet
Oct
57° / 34°
10 wet
Nov
41° / 27°
13 wet
Dec
32° / 22°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Spokane Wfo, WA, 12.4 mi away at 2,392 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Twin Pines Buttress is a climbing area in Washington, about 4.4 miles from the town of Long Lake. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, with Banana Split Dome, Tum Tum and Little Matterhorn Rock all within about a tenth of a mile. The area has 10 routes, eight of them sport and two trad, with grades ranging from 5.9 up to 5.11. The median grade is 5.10c. Among the named routes are 5.9, 10c at the ledge and Pucker Up Arete, all sport, and Lightning Line, a trad route at 5.11. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July and August highs around 83°F with only three or four wet days a month, while winter highs stay near freezing.
Routes (10)
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