Elevation: 4,300 ft
Prominence: 110
This butte is not in the book. Published October 2025
Brown Butte is a minor hump that is located just off the east side of US-93/US-26. It is easily approached on a 2-track BLM road. This climb is entirely on BLM land. USGS Dietrich Butte
Brown Butte as viewed from the southwest. Livingston Douglas Photo
Access
From US-93/US-26 about nine miles northeast of Shoshone (at virtual MM175.8), turn southeast off the highway onto a crude 2-track road. Reset your odometer here. At ¼ mile, go left at an unsigned junction. At ½ mile, park at a weaker, unsigned junction [4,166 feet; 42°59’36.5”N, 114°13’47.3”W].
Southwest Face, Class 2
The Climb
From the road junction, follow the left fork road as it drops 15-20 feet to cross a minor gully. Continue heading northeast in easy, gapped field grass and come up over a minor scrub/grass headwall. Scramble northeast from here to reach a crater rim (of sorts) and finally see the rocky summit outcrop. Head directly to it and scramble up its rocky right/east side to the summit blocks. The USGS benchmark is still here.
The rocky summit of Brown Butte. Livingston Douglas Photo
The USGS benchmark atop Brown Butte. Livingston Douglas Photo
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