Wyoming · Rock climbing · Pinedale

North Buttress

North Buttress in Wyoming has 6 routes across 6 grades, offering sport and trad climbing.

6 routes
5.7 – 5.10a/b
Sport · Trad

Is North Buttress open right now?

No closures listed

The Forest Service lists no closures for Bridger-Teton National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Bridger-Teton National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit North Buttress

Best months: June–August. 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

    26° / -6°

    9 wet

  2. Feb

    29° / -4°

    9 wet

  3. Mar

    36° / 5°

    10 wet

  4. Apr

    43° / 16°

    10 wet

  5. May

    54° / 26°

    11 wet

  6. Jun

    64° / 32°

    10 wet

  7. Jul

    72° / 35°

    8 wet

  8. Aug

    71° / 34°

    9 wet

  9. Sep

    62° / 28°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    48° / 19°

    8 wet

  11. Nov

    35° / 6°

    9 wet

  12. Dec

    25° / -5°

    10 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Darwin Rch, WY, 35.4 mi away at 8,190 ft. The station sits about 1,100 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.

North Buttress is a climbing area in Wyoming's Bridger-Teton National Forest, within the Pinedale Ranger District. It is managed by the Forest Service, and it sits in a cluster of climbing spots, with the South Buttress and Lizard Rocks/Honzel and Grettel both about 0.1 mile away. The area draws climbers with six routes, four of them sport and two trad, covering grades from 5.7 to 5.10a/b. The easiest is Donkey Day at 5.7, and the hardest is Deceitful Business at 5.10a/b. The Lost Stopper and The Lounge Lizard are the trad options. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 72°F with lows near 35°F, while winter highs stay in the mid-20s and lows drop to about -6°F in January. That station sits roughly 1,100 feet lower than the climbing area, so temperatures here run cooler. Trails End Campground is about 0.9 mile away, and the Pole Creek Trail and Miller/Sweeney Cutoff are each about 0.8 mile off. Fremont Lake, about 3.6 miles away, offers more camping.

Routes (6)