The Buttermilks
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 | |
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 Bouldering at the Buttermilks with Basin Mountain in the background | |
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| Location | Inyo County, California, U.S. |
| Nearest city | Bishop, California |
| Range | Sierra Nevada foothils |
| Coordinates | 37°17′40″N 118°36′36″W[1] |
| Climbing type | Bouldering |
Buttermilk Country is renowned for its large "highball" boulders, made of quartz monzonite.[3] The boulders in the Buttermilks are glacial erratics, meaning they don't match the rest of the rock found in the area because they were carried by glaciers from far away.[3]
References
- "Buttermilk Country". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- Young, Wills; Mick Ryan (2007). Bishop bouldering : a color guide to world-class bouldering. Silt, Colorado: Wolverine Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9721609-9-5.
- Minas, Shant. "A Look At Bishop's Boulders". Retrieved 2020-12-12.
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