Bear Butte (2)

Statistics

• Date - 05/03/2025
• Elevation - 4,426'
• Route - Bear Butte Trail
• Miles - 3.0
• Elevation Gain - 1,000'
• ACME Mapper - Link
• CalTopo - Link
• Partners - Lee Wershau

Description

It's been a while since I have been able to get out and post a report.  After ice climbing in Cody, Wyoming, a month ago, I've been dealing with some OMD (Old Man's Disease) and my shoulder has been a wreck.  I was in South Dakota hanging out with some friends and my brother and decided to go for a quick hike this particular morning.  Lee and I did this hike eight years ago with another friend, so it we went and visited Bear Butte again.  It took us 45 minutes to hike to the top and 30 minutes to get back down to the trailhead.

Photos

Bear Butte from near the start of the hike.

Bear Butte after hiking for a few minutes.

About halfway to the summit of Bear Butte.

A few hundred feet below Bear Butte on the right.

Nearing the summit of Bear Butte.

Summit Photo

Views to the west and Terry Peak.

Views to the east.

The trailhead from the summit of Bear Butte.