The Sutter Buttes Are The Smallest Mountain Range In The World!
The Sutter Buttes are located just north of the town of Yuba City next to Sutter, CA, west of State Hwy 99 and east of Interstate Hwy 5. These buttes are a good place to begin to get away from the hustle & bustle of the major metropolitan areas of California, and they are just east of the small town of Colusa, CA.
Just on the northern outskirts of Colusa along the Sacramento River is the Colusa-Sacarmento River State Recreation Area. There is camping here... although, motorhomes have to be smaller than 27 feet and trailers must be under 24 feet.
There is great fishing at this site along the Sacramento River. In fact, it is one of the best stretches of river fishing in California. Depending on the time of year, you can catch king salmon, steelhead, rainbow trout, and striped bass. This California park also has WI-FI available.
While staying at this park, you are only just a few miles away from the Sutter Buttes. This small mountain range has the southernmost volcano (inactive) in the Cascade Chain. This is the same Cascade Range that erupted Mount St. Helens back in 1980. Mt. Shasta in also part of the Southern Cascades.
These buttes have been added to the California State Park System and are going through the process of determining land use issues.
Until these issues are resolved, the buttes are privately held and can only be hiked with permission. There are, however, guided hikes available through the
Middle Mountain Foundation.
The smallest Mountain Range In The World Sits On An Area
Ten Miles Long, And Ten Miles Wide!
These buttes are located in the heart of what was the territory of the Maidu Indians. Their name for the buttes was Histum Yani... the rough translation means the "Middle Mountains".
This is where the Middle Mountain Foundation gets its name. This foundation has a large selection of hikes with a variety of hike difficulty ratings... they even have classes on how to sketch wildlife drawings... no experience is necessary!
It should be noted that there are no hikes available during the summer months due to extreme fire hazard.
Middle Mountain Foundation will post their hiking schedule on around October 7; the Spring Hikes around February 7.
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