Distance: 3.1 miles round trip on trail
Summit Elevation: 7326'
Prominence: 946'
Elevation Gain: 923'
Elevation Gain (in Empire State Buildings): 0.7
Round trip time: 1 hours 40 minutes
Recommended water: 16 oz.
Parking/Fees: Free on Forest Road 340
Difficulty: Easy
On our off day, we drove outside the Grand Canyon about 20 miles to Red Butte. It's the nearest mountain to the South Rim and still in the Kaibab National Forest. We were the only people at the trailhead and we had the mountain to ourselves. The trail is in good shape and easy to follow. Oddly, it winds away from the Butte at one point before coming back. There was a good amount of shade under cedars and other small trees so the sun doesn't hammer you. On top, we found an unmanned fire lookout tower and an outhouse, both locked. After some seaching I found the benchmark near the outhouse, a reference mark and a mark placed by the Arizona Dept. of Highways. No register. The summit plateau is large and flat. From the summit, we could barely make out the north rim of the Grand Ganyon. We rested at the table for a few minutes before heading down.
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