Buttermilk Crags

White Mountains from near The Buttermilk Crags. Du...

Description 

These are the crags on the hill to the north of the main bouldering area. The 'Frontside Crags' are closest to the Frontside parking. Here you will find Wrangler Rock, The Dune, Skin Diver, Wall of 21 Cracks and Surveyor Rock.

'Picnic Valley' is to the north of the top of the hill. The Owl, South Mt. Klieforth and The Slab are in this area.

The Windy Wall and other crags lie to the west.

Getting There 

The Frontside Crags are easily approached by the trail from Frontside parking or the old jeep trail.
Windy Wall and Wavelength Wall are best approached from Backside parking.

The Classics

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Windy Ridge Traverse 5.5 X  CA : Sierra Eastside : ... : Windy Wall

A fun rest-day jaunt. This is by no means a "traditional rock climbing route"! It's a classic big mountain ridge on a small scale, and it's really fantastic. Do not attempt unless you are very confident in your abilities in exposed, exploratory, and adventurous situations. The ridge at the top of the rock formation is very unique, best described as "a steep petrified sand dune". The climb involves scrambling/climbing up a 4th-5th clas...[more]   Browse More Classics in CA

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Sierras from the top of the crags. Photo by Blitzo...	Doug Robinson posing in the same place as Smoke wh...	The buttermilks
Mitch Musci at the Windy Wall