☆☆☆☆ It’s a shame that this lovely hike is so precarious due to wild ranging target shooters. This summit might garner 2 stars otherwise.
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Piute Butte
Granite Boulders on the way up to the wonderful sounding Piute Butte. 20 APRIL 2025 W6/ND-340 Elevation: 3,176′ Route: Cross country Hike Distance: 1.25 miles round trip Elevation Gain: 450′ Navigation: Easy Steepness: Moderate Vehicle: Passenger car Road: Paved road Cell Coverage: Good Verizon Hike basics Piute Butte. I love just saying that! What aContinue reading “Piute Butte”
Alpine Butte
Alpine Butte is a modest pile of granite in the Antelope Valley. 20 APRIL 2025 W6/ND-334 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 headedContinue reading “Alpine Butte”
Lovejoy Buttes
After climbing the summit that my Gaia GPS listed as the Lovejoy Buttes, SOTAgoat said the actual highpoint was a mile to the west.
Black Butte
Dodging all manner of gunfire, I activate this desert summit.
Saddleback Butte
A nostalgic return to the first summit I ever climbed some 57 years ago.
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