Mammoth Lakes Pack Outfit
Hiking business nearby (~33 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet
Butches Ridge Trail
California
California
Free — you'll pick up right here.
0.8 mi
Distance
663 ft
Gain
35 min
Time
No verdict for this trail
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What we do know
Inside Sierra National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Butches Ridge Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 0.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 663 ft
- Elevation loss
- 663 ft
- Highest point
- 6,329 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,796 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Butches Ridge is a 1.7-mile out-and-back trail in California with 663 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 6,329 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 5,796 ft
- High point
- 6,329 ft
- Total climbing
- 663 ft
- Total descent
- 663 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 19% grade right from the start
- Length (round trip)
- 1.7 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Most of the climbing comes early, so the second half is easier.
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Huntington Lake, CA weather station, 14 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan43° high24° low
- Feb44° high23° low
- Mar46° high26° low
- Apr50° high29° low
- May56° high36° low
- Jun66° high42° low
- Jul74° high49° low
- Aug74° high49° low
- Sep68° high44° low
- Oct58° high37° low
- Nov49° high31° low
- Dec44° high25° low
Where it is
- Bass Lake Ranger District · Ranger district
- Sierra National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Bass Lake Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Mammoth Pool Boat Launch Rehabilitation
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Mammoth Pool Boat Launch Order Termination
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Whiskey TrailHiking0.5 mi
- Browns TrailHiking0.7 mi
- Whisky FallsCamping1.5 mi
- WhiskersCamping2.9 mi
- Sand CreekCanoeing3 mi
- Milky Way WallRock climbing3.4 mi
- Big SleepRock climbing3.5 mi
- South Fork Willow CreekCanoeing3.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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Bishop Pack Outfitters
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