The Buttermilks facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Buttermilk Country |
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Bouldering at the Buttermilks with Basin Mountain in the background
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 Location in California
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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 / 37.2943766°N 118.6101148°W |
| Climbing type | Bouldering |
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.
Buttermilk Country is renowned for its large "highball" boulders, made of quartz monzonite. 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.
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