Elevation: 6,787 ft
Prominence: 917
This butte is not in the book. The unofficial name is found on the peakbagger website linked below. Published November 2024
Peak 6787 (Mule Creek Butte) is a ridgeline summit located southeast of Rogerson and a few miles north of the Idaho/Nevada border. This area is a mix of private and public land, so be careful. This climb is entirely on BLM land. USGS Magic Hot Springs
Peak 6787 as viewed from the top of an old 2-track road to its west. Livingston Douglas Photo
Access
From US-93 at virtual MM4.6, turn east onto an unsigned BLM road. Drive 50 yards east to an unsigned 4-way junction. Go right/south here to remain on the main road. The road quickly jogs left/east then heads southeast. At 1.3 miles, go left/northeast at an unsigned junction. At 1.9 miles, the road bends left/north at an old road junction. At 2.8 miles, park at a fence gate at a crest in the road and a shoulder crossing (6,010 feet and 42⁰04’24”N, 114⁰38’11”W). There are other roads in this area that cross private land and could get you up onto the ridge road and close to the summit if drivable and if not blocked by private landowners.
Southwest Shoulder, Class 2+
The Climb
From the road crest, cross to the east side of a cattle gate. Scramble northeast up an easy gully of grass/scrub to reach the base of a cliff band. Climb a Class 2+ break in the cliffs to surmount the band and begin the long bushwhack east then northeast up a gradual ascent through thick but gapped sagebrush (weaving required) to reach the north-south ridge road (shown on the USGS topo map). Cross to the east side of the ridge road and head due east to the summit area.
There is a large summit cairn a bit farther north along the ridge crest but at a point that is about five feet lower than the true summit. The cairn is in an open ridge area whereas the true summit is in a brushy area with some tall bushes. When descending back to the road, steep-sided Point 6088 (a flat butte) is a good navigational tool. Aim west directly at it when descending the [lower] west section of the southwest ridge. Do a final bend left-ish/southwest to reach the road crest and your parked vehicle.
The initial cliff band as seen from the fence gate (start of climb). Livingston Douglas Photo
The summit cairn on the official/measured high point of Peak 6787. The actual high point is behind it in the photo and is about 100 yards to the south. Livingston Douglas Photo
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