Buttermilk Country
Bouldering at the Buttermilks with Basin Mountain in the background
Map showing the location of Buttermilk Country
Map showing the location of Buttermilk Country
LocationInyo County, California, U.S.
Nearest cityBishop, California
RangeSierra Nevada foothills
Coordinates37°17′40″N 118°36′36″W / 37.2943766°N 118.6101148°W / 37.2943766; -118.6101148[1]
Climbing typeBouldering
Rock typegranite

The Buttermilks, or Buttermilk Country, is a well known bouldering destination near Bishop, California. It comprises the western edge of the Owens Valley, in the eastern foothills of the Sierra Nevada.[2]

Buttermilk Country is renowned for its large "highball" boulders, made of quartz monzonite.[3] The boulders in the Buttermilks are glacial erratics, meaning they do not match the rest of the rock found in the area because they were carried by glaciers from far away.[3]

In February 2023, Katie Lamb did the first female ascent of Spectre (V13/14 ) in the Buttermilks.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Buttermilk Country". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
  2. ^ Young, Wills; Mick Ryan (2007). Bishop bouldering : a color guide to world-class bouldering. Silt, Colorado: Wolverine Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9721609-9-5.
  3. ^ a b Minas, Shant. "A Look At Bishop's Boulders". Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  4. ^ Pardy, Aaron (April 14, 2023). "Katie Lamb Sends the Hardest Boulder of Her Life". Gripped Magazine.
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