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| Hiking | 8.04 Miles |
2,316 AEG |
| | Hiking | 8.04 Miles | 6 Hrs 9 Mns | | 1.62 mph |
| 2,316 ft AEG | 1 Hour 12 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | I have been wanting to hike up to Dutchwoman Butte for a while, and with hot weather on the horizon this was about the last chance for a while that I would have to do this off-trail hike.
I drove up FR 895 about a mile past the gate, and decided to park and hike the rest of the way.
As I was looking up at the Butte it looked like it would be a straightforward hike up to the top of the Butte. However, it turned out to be steeper than it looked; brushier than it looked; and rockier than it looked. Put the three together and it was a more difficult ascent than it looked, particularly over the last 400-500 feet of vertical. Throw in a few potential motherlode moments, and it was a bit challenging at times to thread the needle and find a good route up through the rocks, boulders, and brush.
There were awesome views at the summit so there was a nice payoff for making the trek up there. I went to the high point which is in the middle of the butte, but decided not to go to the south part of the butte which is where the benchmark is. However, I did locate the ever popular azimuth mark, which is not far from the high point. |
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