I would have thought it was a joke if I hadn't stumbled across this peak while looking at some maps. If you have any idea, you should tell us how the name came about - possibly more interesting than climbing it!
:-)
Dennis Poulin - Nov 21, 2005 10:38 pm - Hasn't voted
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I searched lots of places on the internet and could not find any place that had any info on the name origin. I will keep looking.
The origins aren't nearly as colorful as the name would suggest. According to "California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names" by Erwin Gustav Gudde, Butt Mountain, creek, valley, and reservoir were all named after a miner in Plumas County named Horace Butts.
Dennis Poulin - Nov 21, 2005 10:38 pm - Hasn't voted
Untitled CommentI searched lots of places on the internet and could not find any place that had any info on the name origin. I will keep looking.
Bob Burd - Nov 21, 2005 10:20 pm - Voted 10/10
Untitled CommentI would have thought it was a joke if I hadn't stumbled across this peak while looking at some maps. If you have any idea, you should tell us how the name came about - possibly more interesting than climbing it!
:-)
Dennis Poulin - Nov 21, 2005 10:38 pm - Hasn't voted
Untitled CommentI searched lots of places on the internet and could not find any place that had any info on the name origin. I will keep looking.
FluvialOuzel - Jan 10, 2015 11:32 am - Voted 8/10
Re: Untitled CommentThe origins aren't nearly as colorful as the name would suggest. According to "California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names" by Erwin Gustav Gudde, Butt Mountain, creek, valley, and reservoir were all named after a miner in Plumas County named Horace Butts.
T. White - Sep 25, 2021 7:41 am - Hasn't voted
Dixie FireAs of 09/2021, this mountain had burned in the Dixie Fire.