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Ascent of Puffer Butte on 2011-06-04

Climber: Richard Hensley

Other People:

Solo Ascent
Only Party on Mountain

Date:

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Ascent Type:

Successful Summit Attained

Motorized Transport to Trailhead:

Car

Peak:

Puffer Butte

Location:

USA-Washington

Elevation:

4480 ft / 1365 m

Ascent Trip Report

Ascent included out-and-back to state park boundary on Corral Trail. Tried to get to Puffer Point (4269msl) for view of Grande Ronde Canyon as described in Carson & Babcock's "Hiking Guide to Washington Geology". Gate was locked with two No Trespassing signs, one by owner and one by state. Cannot get to Puffer Point without trespassing. From there, attempted a bushwhack up to summit, but undergrowth was too thick. Gave up and backtracked to pick up trails. Summit was a little ways north-northeast of hut. Butte is overgrown; no geology to see except a couple rock outcrops along Lodge Trail. Good views of Wallowa Mtns 60 miles away.

Summary Total Data

Elevation Gain:

540 ft / 164 m

Elevation Loss:

540 ft / 164 m

Distance:

3.5 mi / 5.6 km

Route Conditions:

Road Hike, Maintained Trail, Bushwhack

Weather:

Cool, Breezy, Clear
visibility 100+

Ascent Statistics

Elevation Gain:

520 ft / 158 m

Extra Loss:

40 ft / 12 m

Distance:

2.5 mi / 4 km

Route:

Corral, Butte Climb, Lodge Trails

Trailhead:

Fields Spring South trailhead 4000 ft / 1219 m

Time Up:

1 Hours 19 Minutes

Descent Statistics

Elevation Loss:

500 ft / 152 m

Extra Gain:

20 ft / 6 m

Distance:

1 mi / 1.6 km

Route:

Mtn View, Butte Climb, Lodge Trails

Trailhead:

Fields Spring South trailhead 4000 ft / 1219 m

Time Down:

19 Minutes

GPS Data for Ascent/Trip

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