Two North State hikers asked for rescue off Black Butte trail after one was injured trying to reach the icy summit, according to the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office. The two unnamed hikers left ...

While the situation had a happy ending, it's a reminder Black Butte is a wilderness area, and a moderately challenging climb that can turn hazardous in winter. What makes Mt. Shasta’s smaller ...

Black Butte, about a 10-mile drive northwest from Mt. Shasta, “is a steep, nearly treeless dome of hornblende andesite,” or volcanic rock, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...