A fun hike just south of Celebration Park should be fun for the whole family.
Date: November 10, 2013.
Objective:
Guffey Butte 3,130.
See the Summit Post page for beta.
Partners: Deez and Ketchum.
Stats: Class 2. Not long or hard.
Gear notes: N/A.
Links:
Read about the geology of Guffey Butte here.
Celebration Park.
Fall is a perfect time to visit this area. Temps were low but still lots of flying bug-things.
Make sure you plan enough time to check out Celebration park after you add Guffey Butte to your peak list.
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| Guffey Butte behind the bridge and the Snake River. |
Guffey Butte is what is known as a Maar. Its a short lived volcano that erupted under water.
Kinda cool, right!
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| Deez in front of the bridge. |
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| Crossing the bridge. |
Start out by crossing the bridge then following what you can find for the trails at the base of the butte.
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| Guffey Bridge. |
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| At the base of the Butte. |
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| Heading up. |
Loose dirt and poor rock quality in this area means its probably best to stay on the trial to avoid unnecessary erosion.
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| Heading up. |
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| Rock formations. |
If you're a geology enthusiast such as myself, then there is a lot to look at. Read the link above if you'd like to know the geologic history.
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| Stratification. |
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| Crater rim. |
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| Inversion of the magma column. |
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| Rock formations. |
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| Rock formations. |
After getting onto the butte, cross it to the north to find the highpoint.
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| Zoomed out. |
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| Highpoint. |
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| Summit. Mouth closed to keep the flies out. |
Fine views await those who venture to the top. There were also lots of flies. Not the most pleasant thing.
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| Cairn. |
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| Looking south. |
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| Hole in the welded tuff. |
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| Rock formations. |
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| Deez on top of welded tuff. |
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| Hole in the welded tuff, minus Deez. |
We made our way back across the butte and then wondered around Celebration Park.
