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LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON · QUARTZ MONZONITE

Gate Buttress weather & climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp61°F
Wind17 mph
Gusts26 mph
Humidity43.4%
Rain 48h0.03 in
Last rain9h ago

Assessment

0.9mm rain forecast
Breezy — good for drying

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Saturday 10 October
Poor
Temp32°F
Rain0.04 in
Wind17 mph
Gusts26 mph
Humidity43%
0.9mm rain forecast
  • Wet quartz monzonite is slick — dries within an hour or two of a shower in desert conditions
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 — 0.01 in — — null%
14:00 — 0.02 in — — null%
Sun Sunday 11 October
Poor
Temp59°F
Rain1.0 in
Wind9 mph
Gusts—
Humidity67%
26.4mm rain forecast
  • Good friction range for quartz monzonite
  • Wet quartz monzonite is slick — dries within an hour or two of a shower in desert conditions
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 51° 0.04 in 5 — 84.8%
07:00 52° 0.03 in 4 — 81.8%
08:00 51° 0.06 in 4 — 85.9%
09:00 52° 0.06 in 4 — 85.3%
10:00 53° 0.02 in 4 — 87.4%
11:00 54° dry 8 — 89.5%
12:00 60° dry 8 — 71.8%
13:00 61° 0.01 in 8 — 59.6%
14:00 63° dry 9 — 57%
15:00 63° dry 9 — 53.7%
16:00 64° 0.02 in 15 — 49%
17:00 59° 0.05 in 19 — 61.6%
18:00 53° 0.05 in 21 — 84.3%
19:00 50° 0.09 in 13 — 92.7%
20:00 48° 0.07 in 6 — 97.8%
21:00 47° 0.08 in 6 — 97.5%
Mon Monday 12 October
Poor
Temp52°F
Rain0.4 in
Wind11 mph
Gusts—
Humidity68%
11.3mm rain forecast
  • Good friction range for quartz monzonite
  • Wet quartz monzonite is slick — dries within an hour or two of a shower in desert conditions
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 48° 0.03 in 15 — 83.4%
07:00 47° 0.02 in 15 — 87.9%
08:00 47° 0.02 in 13 — 87.4%
09:00 47° 0.01 in 14 — 82.9%
10:00 48° 0.01 in 13 — 82.7%
11:00 51° 0.01 in 13 — 72.5%
12:00 54° 0.00 in 12 — 62.9%
13:00 55° 0.01 in 11 — 58.1%
14:00 55° 0.02 in 13 — 55.1%
15:00 52° 0.02 in 11 — 70.7%
16:00 51° dry 8 — 76.6%
17:00 52° 0.01 in 6 — 73.6%
18:00 50° 0.01 in 4 — 83.7%
19:00 47° 0.06 in 6 — 93.6%
20:00 47° dry 5 — 91.3%
21:00 46° dry 4 — 86.5%
Tue Tuesday 13 October
Poor
Temp45°F
Rain0.3 in
Wind10 mph
Gusts—
Humidity72%
6.9mm rain forecast
  • Good friction range for quartz monzonite
  • Wet quartz monzonite is slick — dries within an hour or two of a shower in desert conditions
  • Even mild humidity dulls the polished patina crimps and slopers — best days are cold and dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 41° dry 7 — 81.6%
07:00 40° 0.02 in 9 — 84.9%
08:00 38° 0.01 in 7 — 90.8%
09:00 42° 0.02 in 6 — 90.4%
10:00 43° 0.01 in 10 — 85%
11:00 46° dry 11 — 68.2%
12:00 47° 0.2 in 10 — 62.1%
18:00 38° 0.02 in 1 — 96.3%
Wed Wednesday 14 October
Poor
Temp41°F
Rain0.07 in
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity88%
1.7mm rain forecast
  • Good friction range for quartz monzonite
  • Wet quartz monzonite is slick — dries within an hour or two of a shower in desert conditions
  • Even mild humidity dulls the polished patina crimps and slopers — best days are cold and dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 37° 0.01 in 1 — 96.9%
12:00 41° 0.02 in 2 — 87.7%
18:00 41° 0.02 in 2 — 90.3%
Thu Thursday 15 October
Poor
Temp46°F
Rain0.04 in
Wind3 mph
Gusts—
Humidity74%
1.1mm rain forecast
  • Good friction range for quartz monzonite
  • Wet quartz monzonite is slick — dries within an hour or two of a shower in desert conditions
  • Even mild humidity dulls the polished patina crimps and slopers — best days are cold and dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 40° 0.01 in 1 — 95.5%
12:00 47° dry 3 — 74%
18:00 49° dry 4 — 63%
Fri Friday 16 October
Good
Temp57°F
Rain0.01 in
Wind3 mph
Gusts—
Humidity51%
Should be dry
  • Good friction range for quartz monzonite
  • Quartz monzonite gives bombproof friction when dry — coarse grain shreds fingertips, bring tape
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 39° dry 2 — 75.2%
12:00 56° 0.01 in 3 — 51.3%
18:00 54° dry 0 — 77%
Sat Saturday 17 October
Poor
Temp52°F
Rain0.1 in
Wind3 mph
Gusts—
Humidity88%
2.7mm rain forecast
  • Good friction range for quartz monzonite
  • Wet quartz monzonite is slick — dries within an hour or two of a shower in desert conditions
  • Even mild humidity dulls the polished patina crimps and slopers — best days are cold and dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 48° 0.01 in 1 — 77.8%
12:00 51° 0.06 in 3 — 88.1%
18:00 49° dry 1 — 93.6%
Access
Access note (June 2017 lease)

About Gate Buttress

The area encompasses distinct sections including Beckey's Wall, Dihedrals, Schoolroom Area, and East Gate Buttress. : Church Buttress above the vault and the Glen boulders remain closed. Approach via the standard Gate Buttress pull-off on SR-210.

Region
Little Cottonwood Canyon
Rock type
Quartz monzonite
Aspect
mixed-facing
Altitude
6286 ft
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low

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