Elevation: 3,230 ft
Prominence: 60
This butte is not in the book. Published November 2024
Twin Buttes East as viewed from the southwest
The Twin Buttes sit west of Bruneau Canyon and east of Hot Creek. Twin Buttes East (3,230 feet) is two feet higher than Twin Buttes West (3,228 feet). Both buttes can be easily climbed from Hot Creek Road to the west. USGS Crowbar Gulch
Access
Same as for Twin Buttes West. This is the second leg of a 2-peak adventure that includes Twin Buttes West and Twin Buttes East. It covers 3.0 miles with 500 feet of elevation gain round trip.
Southwest Face, Class 2
The Climb
From the base of the southwest face, scramble northeast up easy scrub/dirt through a wide break in the summit cliff band to reach the summit plateau. The high point seems to be about 100 feet or so east of the top of this break in the cliffs. I built a summit cairn here. From the summit, return to the base of the southwest face then bushwhack southwest across and up a few dry sagebrush gullies to reach the saddle underneath Twin Buttes West. Bushwhack southwest then west down through two or three dry sagebrush gullies to return to the 2-track desert road. Hike northwest down the 2-track road for just over ½ mile to return to your parked vehicle.
Twin Buttes East as viewed from the southwest. Livingston Douglas Photo
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