Wyoming · Rock climbing · Alta

Cathedral Buttress

Cathedral Buttress in Wyoming has 12 climbing routes ranging across 12 difficulty grades.

12 routes

5.6 – 5.12d

Alpine

Is Cathedral Buttress open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Grand Teton National Park. It doesn't name Cathedral Buttress, so check the source for the area it covers.

Death Canyon Trailhead Construction Closure
Park closure covering Grand Teton National Park · NPS · Grand Teton National Park
Construction in the South End of the Park
Park alert covering Grand Teton National Park · NPS · Grand Teton National Park
Construction on HWY 26/89/191
Park alert covering Grand Teton National Park · NPS · Grand Teton National Park

As of Oct 25, 1:00 pm MDT · Source: NPS · Grand Teton National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Cathedral Buttress

Best months: May–September. 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
27° / 1°
16 wet
Feb
32° / 6°
14 wet
Mar
42° / 15°
12 wet
Apr
50° / 24°
10 wet
May
62° / 33°
12 wet
Jun
71° / 39°
11 wet
Jul
82° / 44°
9 wet
Aug
81° / 42°
9 wet
Sep
71° / 34°
9 wet
Oct
56° / 25°
9 wet
Nov
39° / 15°
11 wet
Dec
28° / 4°
16 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Moose, WY, 5.4 mi away at 6,444 ft. The station sits about 1,500 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.

Cathedral Buttress is a climbing area in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, managed by the National Park Service. It sits among a cluster of climbing and hiking destinations, with Omega Buttress about half a mile away and Death Canyon under a mile off. The climbing here is alpine, and the routes run from about 5.6 up to 5.12d. The hardest of them, Freedom Fighter, was first climbed by Greg Collins, Sue Miller and Brendan O'niell. The Snaz, at 5.10a, was among the first routes on the buttress, done by Yvon Chouinard and Mort Hempel in 1964. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Moose put July highs around 82°F with lows near 44°F, and the station sits roughly 1,450 feet below the buttress, so temperatures on the rock run cooler. The Death Canyon Trail and Valley Trail are both about a mile away. For an overnight base, Teton Canyon campground is about 8 miles off.