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Ascent of Black Butte on 2011-06-19

Climber: Eric Kassan

Date:

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Ascent Type:

Successful Summit Attained

Peak:

Black Butte

Location:

USA-California

Elevation:

7448 ft / 2270 m

Ascent Trip Report

In what should have been an easy hike, plenty of snow combined with the fact that I did not anticipate it and was wearing running shoes, made this a bit of a challenge.

The views are great at the summit ... almost as great as the wind was - WOW!

Summary Total Data

Elevation Gain:

1588 ft / 482 m

Extra Gain:

200 ft / 60 m

Distance:

8.8 mi / 14.2 km

Route:

Road -> scramble

Trailhead:

Road FS7 @ 6260' 6260 ft / 1908 m

Quality:

3 (on a subjective 1-10 scale)

Route Conditions:

Road Hike, Open Country, Bushwhack, Snow on Ground, Snow Climb

Gear Used:

Ski Poles

Ascent Statistics

Time Up:

1 Hours 45 Minutes

Descent Statistics

Time Down:

1 Hours 45 Minutes

GPS Data for Ascent/Trip

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Peaks: climbed and unclimbed by Eric Kassan
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