Super Dave - Dec 19, 2020 10:32 am Date Climbed: Oct 7, 2020
Fall Hike
Parked at the saddle and hiked along the ridge. Tagged all 3 highpoints on the Squaw Butte Massif. :) Trip Report
Annalikeslenses - May 31, 2020 11:35 pm Date Climbed: May 31, 2020
SE rib scramble / south rib descent + rattlesnake
Headed up the SE rib (good game trail along the right side of the creek), avoiding the bigger rock towers to keep it to mostly class 2 with a tiny bit of class 3. Super steep and lots of loose rock, but doable! Hiked along the ridge road to make it to the south summit, backtracked to the southernmost lookout tower and kept heading further south to make it down that rib. Ran into a grumpy rattlesnake that scared the daylights out of me before we began descending the slope (steep, lots of sidehilling, kind of a pain). Good hike all around!
TheWolfIsLoose - Mar 19, 2017 11:34 pm Date Climbed: Mar 18, 2017
Nice Afternoon Workout
The girlfriend,and I woke up at about 9 am on a Saturday morning and decided to go hike up Squaw. It took about 2 hours round trip. The SE Rib provided some fun scrambling.
Hiked up the SE face with my two brothers and a friend. There was a light amount of snow falling at the start of the climb, but nothing accumulated. Had a good time climbing around some of the cool rock features. At the summit, the clouds were loaded up on the east face and curling over the top. Pretty neat!
What a great peak! Snowed on us a bit at the start but the weather was sublime at the summit. Hiked up the southeast face and around the west side of the giant rock face. Turned out to be quite challenging with a vertical climb of 2800'. Not even an hour away from Nampa. Great hike. Bring boots! Keep on the lookout for Mary Jane.
DesertDawg - Feb 18, 2014 10:35 pm Date Climbed: Feb 18, 2014
So Close, And Like a Real Mountain
I started with the SE Rib route with two 10 month old Golden Retrievers. It took a little bit to find the jeep trail as I started the hike upon the first creek crossing vs. the 2nd. It was just one ridge over. Minimal snow, just a few fields towards the top and the North facing ridges. Little soggy but not too bad. About 3/4 way up and picking the two dogs up to lift them onto a ledge we traversed to the upper part of the gully to make the top. Smart move on this day. The rib route would probably be more doable without dogs and snow but would still be very challenging. Happy to find there was minimal wind on top which is a rarity for this Butte.
boisedoc - May 9, 2013 11:11 pm Date Climbed: Mar 15, 2013
dry winter
very little snow turned this into more of a stroll than a hike. Drove to about 5200ft. No snowshoes needed. Still a nice area to visit.
idpeakgirl - May 3, 2013 9:09 pm Date Climbed: Jan 15, 2006
Winter snowshoe
Low snow allowed for driving up the road further than usual. This may not have been in January, but seemed like it was. Nice snowshoe to the top with plenty of winter wind on a sunny day.
calebEOC - May 23, 2012 12:00 am Date Climbed: May 12, 2012
Drive Up
Drove up to the lookout, and out to the north end of the road. I walked out Squaw Butte proper from the end of the road and picked up my first tick of the year along the way. Tackled the Payette and Ada County highpoints after this one.
mtybumpo - Dec 18, 2010 3:55 pm Date Climbed: Dec 18, 2010
Great Day!
Climbed with Splattski. The day was a little stormy off and on but it was fun. We took a route up a steep gully through the rocks on the east face (we kind of called it the Splattybumpo or the Mtybumpski route.) Conditions were a bit slippery in places but the rock/snow/ice/ combo made it seem more alpine, plus we were home in time for lunch!
Schlekeway - Jan 24, 2010 10:23 am Date Climbed: Jan 20, 2010
Cold Day
Picked the most direct line up the SE rib/face I could see... had a great climb. It got colder than I thought it would and there were some fun moves at the top/crux. Good winter climb/hike.
DrGranola - May 17, 2009 11:17 pm Date Climbed: May 17, 2009
Great!
A very good hike indeed! Did this on "a spur of the moment".
Did the SE ridge. Lots of lose rock in the "class 3+ section." Found a "safe route" to the top... Lots of flys at this time, and when I wanted to take a break, it kept me moving!
Slader - Oct 20, 2008 10:11 pm Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2008
Very Fun for Me
My very first hike
tanner921 - Jul 25, 2008 10:23 pm Date Climbed: Jun 2, 2008
Brother, Dad, I. Squaw in the spring
Good day to hike, a little cold on the summit. Kinda foggy but it was great and very green.
tanner921 - Jul 19, 2008 11:07 pm Date Climbed: Feb 23, 2008
Squaw Butte
Went with my Dad (Deltaoperator17) and Matt, Chase Eells, Chris and Spencer Randolph and Dan Biddle. Long trip in snowshoes... really fun!
Deltaoperator17 - Jul 19, 2008 1:40 am Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2008
Da Squaw
My two boys ages 16 and 8 hiked up the Jeep Road. Very different from our snowshoe trip in Feb, Everything in bloom. This was a nice day with my boys.
SawtoothSean - Mar 5, 2007 6:07 am Date Climbed: Mar 4, 2007
Growing Stuff
Snow-shoed up from Spring Creek to the SE Rib- steep snow and rock- tough with snoe-shoes until the ridge where it was just deep snow and windy cold. Follow the south ridge down (easier). My first peak in 2 months (back injury). An old man (redneck) stopped at our car and questioned what we were doing there. He said they had some marijuana found growing in the area and he owned the road! (It was a public road). We told him we'd keep an eye out for them damn hippies and then I asked him if he wanted to get high.
Super Dave - Dec 19, 2020 10:32 am Date Climbed: Oct 7, 2020
Fall HikeParked at the saddle and hiked along the ridge. Tagged all 3 highpoints on the Squaw Butte Massif. :) Trip Report
Annalikeslenses - May 31, 2020 11:35 pm Date Climbed: May 31, 2020
SE rib scramble / south rib descent + rattlesnakeHeaded up the SE rib (good game trail along the right side of the creek), avoiding the bigger rock towers to keep it to mostly class 2 with a tiny bit of class 3. Super steep and lots of loose rock, but doable! Hiked along the ridge road to make it to the south summit, backtracked to the southernmost lookout tower and kept heading further south to make it down that rib. Ran into a grumpy rattlesnake that scared the daylights out of me before we began descending the slope (steep, lots of sidehilling, kind of a pain). Good hike all around!
TheWolfIsLoose - Mar 19, 2017 11:34 pm Date Climbed: Mar 18, 2017
Nice Afternoon WorkoutThe girlfriend,and I woke up at about 9 am on a Saturday morning and decided to go hike up Squaw. It took about 2 hours round trip. The SE Rib provided some fun scrambling.
jafriesen - Jul 20, 2015 2:22 pm Date Climbed: Apr 27, 2014
Great afternoonHiked up the SE face with my two brothers and a friend. There was a light amount of snow falling at the start of the climb, but nothing accumulated. Had a good time climbing around some of the cool rock features. At the summit, the clouds were loaded up on the east face and curling over the top. Pretty neat!
jlfriesen - Apr 27, 2014 8:18 pm Date Climbed: Apr 27, 2014
Sunday morning hikeWhat a great peak! Snowed on us a bit at the start but the weather was sublime at the summit. Hiked up the southeast face and around the west side of the giant rock face. Turned out to be quite challenging with a vertical climb of 2800'. Not even an hour away from Nampa. Great hike. Bring boots! Keep on the lookout for Mary Jane.
DesertDawg - Feb 18, 2014 10:35 pm Date Climbed: Feb 18, 2014
So Close, And Like a Real MountainI started with the SE Rib route with two 10 month old Golden Retrievers. It took a little bit to find the jeep trail as I started the hike upon the first creek crossing vs. the 2nd. It was just one ridge over. Minimal snow, just a few fields towards the top and the North facing ridges. Little soggy but not too bad. About 3/4 way up and picking the two dogs up to lift them onto a ledge we traversed to the upper part of the gully to make the top. Smart move on this day. The rib route would probably be more doable without dogs and snow but would still be very challenging. Happy to find there was minimal wind on top which is a rarity for this Butte.
boisedoc - May 9, 2013 11:11 pm Date Climbed: Mar 15, 2013
dry wintervery little snow turned this into more of a stroll than a hike. Drove to about 5200ft. No snowshoes needed. Still a nice area to visit.
idpeakgirl - May 3, 2013 9:09 pm Date Climbed: Jan 15, 2006
Winter snowshoeLow snow allowed for driving up the road further than usual. This may not have been in January, but seemed like it was. Nice snowshoe to the top with plenty of winter wind on a sunny day.
calebEOC - May 23, 2012 12:00 am Date Climbed: May 12, 2012
Drive UpDrove up to the lookout, and out to the north end of the road. I walked out Squaw Butte proper from the end of the road and picked up my first tick of the year along the way. Tackled the Payette and Ada County highpoints after this one.
mtybumpo - Dec 18, 2010 3:55 pm Date Climbed: Dec 18, 2010
Great Day!Climbed with Splattski. The day was a little stormy off and on but it was fun. We took a route up a steep gully through the rocks on the east face (we kind of called it the Splattybumpo or the Mtybumpski route.) Conditions were a bit slippery in places but the rock/snow/ice/ combo made it seem more alpine, plus we were home in time for lunch!
Schlekeway - Jan 24, 2010 10:23 am Date Climbed: Jan 20, 2010
Cold DayPicked the most direct line up the SE rib/face I could see... had a great climb. It got colder than I thought it would and there were some fun moves at the top/crux. Good winter climb/hike.
DrGranola - May 17, 2009 11:17 pm Date Climbed: May 17, 2009
Great!A very good hike indeed! Did this on "a spur of the moment".
Did the SE ridge. Lots of lose rock in the "class 3+ section." Found a "safe route" to the top... Lots of flys at this time, and when I wanted to take a break, it kept me moving!
Slader - Oct 20, 2008 10:11 pm Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2008
Very Fun for MeMy very first hike
tanner921 - Jul 25, 2008 10:23 pm Date Climbed: Jun 2, 2008
Brother, Dad, I. Squaw in the springGood day to hike, a little cold on the summit. Kinda foggy but it was great and very green.
tanner921 - Jul 19, 2008 11:07 pm Date Climbed: Feb 23, 2008
Squaw ButteWent with my Dad (Deltaoperator17) and Matt, Chase Eells, Chris and Spencer Randolph and Dan Biddle. Long trip in snowshoes... really fun!
Deltaoperator17 - Jul 19, 2008 1:40 am Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2008
Da SquawMy two boys ages 16 and 8 hiked up the Jeep Road. Very different from our snowshoe trip in Feb, Everything in bloom. This was a nice day with my boys.
SawtoothSean - Mar 5, 2007 6:07 am Date Climbed: Mar 4, 2007
Growing StuffSnow-shoed up from Spring Creek to the SE Rib- steep snow and rock- tough with snoe-shoes until the ridge where it was just deep snow and windy cold. Follow the south ridge down (easier). My first peak in 2 months (back injury). An old man (redneck) stopped at our car and questioned what we were doing there. He said they had some marijuana found growing in the area and he owned the road! (It was a public road). We told him we'd keep an eye out for them damn hippies and then I asked him if he wanted to get high.