Off The Beaten Path
This peak guide is presented here for the convenience of our visitors.
Neither the Desert Peaks Sections or the Sierra Club guarantees the accuracy of this document. Use at Your Own Risk!
| No. 43 | Courthouse Mountain (2,413') | Arizona |
| 2-Jan-93 |
This guide is based on a Sage article by Richard Carey.
Topo Map:
Kofa Butte 7½, Engesser Pass 7½
Coordinates: Lat 33 12 09 Lon 33 12 09
Trip Stats: 1 mi. r.t., 1000', 2 hrs., Class 3
DRIVING
This peak is on the Engesser Pass map and lies SE of Kofa Butte. At jct. 21 continue straight ahead on a poor road (high clearance needed) for 10.1 miles to jct. 62 where you will turn right. Go south for 1.0 mile and you will be directly west of a sharp pinnacle which is the peak.
HIKING
proceed across a wash and to the left side of the peak and then right up a steep slope next to the cliff face. At the top you can find a way up several narrow gullies to the summit. The rock is rough and flaky so care is needed. Some may need a rope for descent. The summit is the westernmost of three nearly equal high points. A short, scenic class 3 peak in a remote area.