Selah Butte — Saturday, Apr. 26, 2025

This is not a proper trail report, as what I did was drive up to the cell towers at the top of the butte, apparently where the hike proper is supposed to end. While the entry here on WTA now indicates that the entirety of Selah Butte is on private land and should not be visited, other sites online do not say that. Moreover, the 4WD access road (quite passable in my 4Runner) is neither signed nor gated, with free access above the public streets serving the houses on the east side of the canyon south of the (previously official?) trailhead at MM 4. I have no idea when WTA changed this entry, and did not check the status of the trailhead down on WA 821 (Canyon Road) at MM4. The views on top are superb when facing away from the infrastructure, with Pahto (Adams), Tahoma (Rainier) and Mount Stuart all shining in the sun. There are no obvious trails from the summit, but scrambling around could be a lot of fun.