This butte is not in the book. Published October 2025 Twin Buttes, North (6,765 feet) and Twin Buttes, South (6,750 feet) are sandwiched between Black Canyon to the east and Rocky Canyon to the west in a remote area of the southern Snake River Plain. They are easily accessed from [surprisingly-good] Monument Springs Road to the east. USGS Browns Bench … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Although listed as a summit in the Snake River Plain, this peak is arguably part of Nevada’s Jarbidge Mountains which spill over the Idaho border. Published October 2025 China Mountain sits above both Browns Canyon and the headwaters of China Creek. It is most easily approached from Browns Bench Road to its east. … Continue reading
This butte is not in the book. Published October 2025 Pence Butte sits due north of Horse Hill and northwest of the Rogerson-Jarbidge Highway. It is located in the middle of the Inside Desert and is due west of the Big Flat Creek drainage in the southern ramparts of the Snake River Plain. USGS Murphy Hot Springs Access Same as … Continue reading
This peak is not in the book. Published October 2025 Horse Hill is a rather insignificant hump that is located along the paved Rogerson-Jarbidge Highway. It is in the heart of the Inside Desert and sits northeast of Murphy Hot Springs and due south of Pence Butte. USGS Murphy Hot Springs Access From Rogerson, drive southwest on the paved Rogerson-Jarbidge … Continue reading
This butte is not in the book. Published October 2025 Little Grassy Hill is a minor hump that is located between Deadwood Creek and Camas Slough in an area just north of the Rogerson-Jarbidge Highway. USGS Grassy Hills Access From the Rogerson-Jarbidge Highway at a gravel pit (shown on maps)—at about 115°03’45”W—drive up Little Grassy Hill Road (unsigned). Bear left … Continue reading
This butte is not in the book. Published October 2025 Emery Butte is located just southwest of Roseworth Road and west of the Cedar Creek Crossing in the southern Snake River Plain. It is a rather insignificant hump with only 55 feet of prominence and requires a canal fording early on. USGS Roseworth SE Access Same as for Pigtail Butte. … Continue reading