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LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON · QUARTZ MONZONITE

Gate Buttress climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp74°F
Wind4 mph
Gusts6 mph
Humidity30%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

7-day forecast

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Today Wednesday 26 August
Good
Temp70°F
Rain0.01 in
Wind3 mph
Gusts6 mph
Humidity34%
No recent rain
  • Quartz monzonite gives bombproof friction when dry — coarse grain shreds fingertips, bring tape
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 67° dry 4 — 38.6%
07:00 67° dry 5 — 38.4%
08:00 67° dry 4 — 38.6%
09:00 67° dry 4 — 39.5%
10:00 66° dry 3 — 39%
11:00 67° dry 3 — 36.7%
12:00 67° dry 3 — 35.9%
13:00 66° dry 3 — 36.3%
14:00 70° dry 4 — 36.5%
15:00 75° dry 4 — 29.7%
16:00 78° dry 4 — 26.5%
17:00 80° dry 4 — 25.8%
18:00 81° dry 6 — 24.5%
19:00 81° 0.01 in 9 — 23%
20:00 82° dry 6 — 21%
21:00 84° dry 6 — 18.5%
Thu Thursday 27 August
Poor
Temp70°F
Rain0.01 in
Wind5 mph
Gusts—
Humidity35%
0.3mm rain forecast
  • Quartz monzonite gives bombproof friction when dry — coarse grain shreds fingertips, bring tape
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 70° dry 3 — 34.7%
07:00 70° dry 3 — 34.3%
08:00 69° dry 4 — 34.6%
09:00 69° dry 3 — 34.3%
10:00 68° dry 3 — 34.7%
11:00 67° dry 4 — 35.6%
12:00 66° dry 4 — 37%
13:00 66° dry 4 — 38.5%
14:00 71° dry 6 — 38.4%
15:00 76° dry 6 — 30.2%
16:00 79° dry 6 — 27.1%
17:00 82° dry 7 — 22.7%
18:00 83° dry 8 — 19.6%
19:00 84° 0.01 in 9 — 20.2%
20:00 83° dry 9 — 20.9%
21:00 85° dry 10 — 18.9%
Fri Friday 28 August
Good
Temp70°F
Raindry
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity38%
Should be dry
  • Quartz monzonite gives bombproof friction when dry — coarse grain shreds fingertips, bring tape
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 69° dry 3 — 44.7%
07:00 69° dry 4 — 41.8%
08:00 70° dry 4 — 40.1%
09:00 69° dry 4 — 39.5%
10:00 69° dry 5 — 38.2%
11:00 67° dry 5 — 40.8%
12:00 65° dry 6 — 43.9%
13:00 66° dry 5 — 44%
14:00 70° dry 6 — 39.5%
15:00 74° dry 7 — 33.6%
16:00 78° dry 9 — 25.3%
17:00 81° dry 11 — 21.7%
18:00 83° dry 14 — 18.5%
Sat Saturday 29 August
Poor
Temp64°F
Rain0.02 in
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity52%
0.4mm 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 71° dry 2 — 33.1%
12:00 65° dry 2 — 51.6%
18:00 65° 0.01 in 4 — 56.1%
Sun Sunday 30 August
Poor
Temp57°F
Rain0.01 in
Wind3 mph
Gusts—
Humidity68%
0.3mm rain forecast
  • 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 59° dry 1 — 63%
12:00 58° dry 3 — 67.9%
18:00 68° 0.01 in 6 — 49%
Mon Monday 31 August
Poor
Temp57°F
Rain0.02 in
Wind4 mph
Gusts—
Humidity67%
0.4mm 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 60° dry 2 — 64.4%
12:00 57° dry 4 — 67.4%
18:00 70° 0.01 in 8 — 46.3%
Tue Tuesday 1 September
Good
Temp61°F
Raindry
Wind7 mph
Gusts—
Humidity37%
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 61° dry 3 — 52.6%
12:00 61° dry 8 — 36.5%
18:00 73° dry 11 — 20.1%
Wed Wednesday 2 September
Good
Temp59°F
Raindry
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity36%
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 62° dry 0 — 36%
12:00 58° dry 3 — 36.2%
18:00 74° dry 7 — 17.2%
Access
Access note (June 2017 lease)

About Gate Buttress

Gate Buttress is Little Cottonwood Canyon's flagship area — 588 routes and 138 boulder problems on classic Utah quartz monzonite (the Little Cottonwood Stock, per Utah Geological Survey — same rock family as JTree and the Buttermilks). Schoolroom (5.6, 5 pitches) is the LCC introductory multi-pitch every visitor should tick. 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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