Hike · Sierra Buttes trailhead

Sierra Buttes

Distance

5.0 mi

Vertical

1,591 ft

Summit

7,310 ft

Difficulty

Strenuous

Sierra Buttes are an 8,591-foot crest of jagged metavolcanic pinnacles in the northern Sierra Nevada, set inside Tahoe National Forest two miles north of Sierra City. The rock is andesitic hydroclastic breccia and peperite that intruded the Sierra Buttes Formation as part of the…

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About Sierra Buttes

Sierra Buttes is an 8,591-foot-elevation (2,619-meter) mountain summit located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Sierra County, California, United States. It is the third-highest point in Sierra County following the north ridge of Mount Lola and Peak 8740. Sierra Buttes are set on land managed by Tahoe National Forest and are within the North Yuba River watershed. The summit is situated two miles (3.2 km) north of Sierra City, and approximately 70 miles (110 km) northeast of Sacramento. Topographic relief is significant as the southwest aspect rises nearly 4,700 feet above the Yuba–Donner Scenic Byway in approximately two miles. The prominent fortress-like landform is visible from as far as the Sacramento Valley, and inclusion on the Sierra Peaks Section peakbagging list generates climbing interest. This landform's toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, and has been in use since at least 1896 when published by the Sierra Club.

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