Little Wildhorse Butte by Livingston Douglas

Elevation: 5,445 ft
Prominence: 55

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This butte is not in the book. Published October 2025


Little Wildhorse Butte is a remote, minor rocky hump located due south of Rock Corral Butte and southwest of Rock Butte. It is most easily climbed in combination with Rock Corral Butte to its north. USGS Sunset Lake

Little Wildhorse Butte as viewed from the north. Livingston Douglas Photo

Access

Same as for Rock Corral Butte. This is the second leg of a 2-peak adventure that includes Rock Corral Butte (5,650 feet) and Little Wildhorse Butte. It covers 4.4 miles with 475 feet of elevation gain round trip.

Map Errors

The “jeep trail” shown on the USGS topo map is actually an “OK” 2-track road that continues down along the east side of Rock Corral Butte. The 4WD road on the lower east side of Rock Corral Butte (and on the northwest side of Rock Butte) no longer exists and there are no remnants of it that remain. There are unmapped 2-track roads in the area around Rock Corral Butte and Little Wildhorse Butte that are not shown on the USGS map. A 2-track road that separates Rock Corral Butte from Rock Butte (and heads south to Point 5396 no longer exists.

North Face, Class 2

The Climb

From the connecting saddle with Rock Corral Butte to its north, follow a 2-track road briefly southwest then southeast. From a flat, gravelly area where this unmapped spur road ends, scramble south up onto the south summit block. From there, climb about 20-25 feet north to the east side of the north summit block and scramble to its top. While it hard to definitively say, the north summit block appears to be the high point. Return back to the east side of Rock Corral Butte and find an unmapped 2-track road on its east side. Follow this 2-track north then west to a junction just below the spur road where your vehicle awaits.

The summit blocks of Little Wildhorse Butte with its crater left of center. Livingston Douglas Photo

 

Additional Resources

Mountain Range: Snake River Plain

Longitude: -113.0030   Latitude: 43.2787

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