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Black Butte
up-and-back

EASY DAY HIKE


5.2 miles  1,850' elevation gain

best seasons: 
May-June, Sept-Oct
but not if snow below:
6,500'


Black Butte is the impressive volcanic feature looming directly above the traffic lanes of I-5 at the highway summit at Mount Shasta.  You can take this trail around and up its rocky slopes.  The very top is a little scary clambering up the remnant foundation where the fire lookout used to be.
 


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