"Got tight last night on absinthe and did knife tricks. Great success shooting the knife into the piano. The woodworms are so bad and eat hell out of all furniture that you can always claim the woodworms did it."
--Ernest Hemingway
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jakefrisbee - Mar 14, 2006 8:55 pm Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2005
SunsetWent up for the sunset, on the way back down, we ran into a couple camped along the trail. They were PCTers heading north and it turns out that we had talked to them at Bubbs Creek in SEKI weeks before when we were doing the JMT. It was pretty amazing the way we ran into them again!
John - Oct 21, 2005 8:28 pm
Route Climbed: 4WD road Date Climbed: 21 Oct 2005Saw it from the road but didn't know what it was. It looked interesting so I took a stroll. Hiking the 4WD road was a drag but the views were great from up top. No signs of civilization looking outward which was nice.
Michael Graupe - Sep 27, 2005 6:04 pm
Route Climbed: From Packer Lake Date Climbed: October 25, 2003Nice afternoon walk after doing Mt. Elwell in the morning. Great weather.
colinr - Jul 27, 2005 5:26 am
Route Climbed: Date Climbed: July 3, 2005Left the family reunion behind in Graeagle at 4p.m. and was back and showered for baby back ribs and beer before 8p.m. A winding drive followed by and easy jog/hike to the top for a great panoramic view form the lookout tower on the top. I had fun skiing around on my trail shoes through the late season snow on the way down. I saw some nice dogs here and at the Lakes Basin trail and will bring mine next time for some fun in the snow and the beautiful lakes. Lots if great mountain biking around here too.
Eric L - Jan 28, 2005 8:30 pm
Route Climbed: Trail from Packer Lake Date Climbed: 31 July 2004This was a nice hour and half hike to the summit. The views where amazing. Tried to get my dog to go up the stairs but she freaked out. The stairs are steep.
tahoeberne - Aug 13, 2004 11:16 pm
Route Climbed: Sardine lakes Date Climbed: Sometime in the early 1980sI was impressed how the fire lookout is precariously perched atop these jagged spires.
Completebum - Jul 19, 2004 8:38 pm
Route Climbed: Trail/summit rocks Date Climbed: July 18, 2004Ran the trail from Packer Lake, avoided the stairs and took the rocks up to the look out. For some reason I thought the structure was going to fall off at any moment.
Bob Burd - Mar 22, 2004 1:54 pm
Route Climbed: South Slopes Date Climbed: March 12, 2004From the south, Sierra Buttes makes for a fine winter climb, much easier than I expected. Your snow conditions may vary this opinion. Trip Report.
Sam Mills - Jan 26, 2004 11:41 pm
Route Climbed: South Slope Date Climbed: July 1997A day hike up a fire trail on the South slope. A variation on the descent lead to some bushwacking, a slide down a rocky gully and an encounter with a homeowners Rottwieller(sp?). I emerged out of the brush on highway 49 near downtown Downieville and had a 2-3 mile hike back to my car. All was cool though.
thenunz - Oct 29, 2002 1:07 pm
Route Climbed: Main Trail Date Climbed: 07/04/1998Took the day hike with friends that were camping in lakes basin. Observation tower at the top needs to go.
bearbnz - Sep 28, 2002 5:42 pm
Route Climbed: HIked the access road from the west Date Climbed: April 1991HIked with Christine Beck and Steve Soich up the access road as the snow was still quite deep, and the road wasn't open. The snow near the top was in excess of 4 feet deep. We saw no tourists up there, and that lookout is perched in a precarious position. The best views in the vicinity.
gordonye - Aug 27, 2001 11:23 am
Route Climbed: From Packer Lake Date Climbed: 1997With Darrin. Beautiful views on trail and exciting exposure climbing the summit pinnacle.