Alpine Butte

Alpine Butte is a modest pile of granite in the Antelope Valley.

20 APRIL 2025 W6/ND-334

One star – Nothing special but I’d do it again.

Elevation:	3,248′
Route:	Cross country
Hike Distance:	.4 miles round trip
Elevation Gain:	190′
Navigation:	Easy
Steepness:	A little steep
Vehicle:	Passenger car
Road:	Sandy dirt road
Cell Coverage:	Good Verizon

Hike basics

My brother Mark and I headed out to the Antelope Valley on Easter Morning at a civilized hour driving Mark’s rental car, a Hyundai Sonata. This car did fine with a little fishtailing in the sand. There are a few compounds right out of Road Warrior along the drive up, but we didn’t see anybody. and parked short of the end of the road. This is a quick and easy hike.

Here is our track up Alpine Butte

The summit affords nice views of the San Gabriel, San Bernardino, Sierra Pelona and Tehachapi Mountains.

Radio conditions, once again, weren’t great and I didn’t want to spend too much time on the radio because, as patient as my brother is with my SOTA obsession, it has limits. I did manage a s2s with a station in Alberta.