This butte is not in the book. Published October 2025 Twin Buttes, East and Twin Buttes, West are located several miles southeast of Grindstone Butte along South Grindstone Road. They are an easy scramble from the nearby road. A narrow ridge crest connects the two peaks. USGS Notch Butte Access Same as for Twin Peaks, East. This is the second … Continue reading
This butte is not in the book. Published October 2025 Twin Buttes, East and Twin Buttes, West are located several miles southeast of Grindstone Butte along South Grindstone Road. They are an easy scramble from the nearby road. A narrow ridge crest connects the two peaks. USGS Notch Butte Access Same as for Grindstone Butte. Continue southeast on South Grindstone … Continue reading
This butte is not in the book. Published October 2025 Grindstone Butte is located just north of the Elmore/Owyhee County Line and sits just east of Grindstone Butte Road/South Grindstone Road. It is an easy climb from the rugged spur road that leads to the summit area. USGS Grindstone Butte Access From I-84 at Exit 121/Glenns Ferry, drive west on … Continue reading
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. Please note that … Continue reading
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