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Sierra Buttes

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Location Sierra City, CA
Rating Easy,
Length 10mi
Time 4hrs
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Guide to California Backroads & 4-Wheel-Drive Trails

Trail # 10

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Overview

Incredibly fun climb from Sierra City to amazing lookout tower.

Perhaps the most enjoyable easy trail in this book when driven, as described here, from Sierra City. The drive is fun, exhilarating and very beautiful. The view from Sierra Buttes Lookout is dizzying. A steep 3/4-mile hike is required to reach the lookout. Take plenty of water, your camera and binoculars. Green-sticker vehicles may wish to start at the top where there is more room to park. Follow directions at right starting from Bassetts.

 

Rating

Easy
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A narrow shelf road that climbs steeply up the mountainside. Minor loose rocks in a few places and quite steep towards the top. Suitable for stock, high-clearance 4WD SUVs.

Stats

Length

10mi

Time

4hrs

High Point

7,950ft

Best Time To Go

May- September

Current Conditions

(530) 288-3231Tahoe National Forest, Yuba River Ranger District.

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  • Greg says

    Fun trail, the view from the top of the Buttes is dizzying and amazing. One caution, there are almost no...See More

  • Greg says

    Great trail, the view from the top of the Buttes is awesome. One thing, the road up the Buttes is...See More

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Greg says

Fun trail, the view from the top of the Buttes is dizzying and amazing. One caution, there are almost no places to pass/turn around on the trail up to the top of the Buttes. We went during the week and didn't see another car. I'd have to imagine it could be difficult to navigate on the weekend; someone will be backing up a long way on a trail that's pretty steep at the top.
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Greg says

Great trail, the view from the top of the Buttes is awesome. One thing, the road up the Buttes is narrow and steep, on a busy weekend somebody’s going to be backing up a long way as there’s no room to pass and few opportunities to pull over.
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