All Hike Registration now happens ONLINE! Please have your credit or debit card ready or you can use your PayPal. Your registration is only complete after payment is made.
” The World’s Smallest Mountain Range “
Middle Mountain Interpretive Hikes
Thank you for visiting our Middle Mountain Interpretive Hikes (MMIH) website! Our online hike registration system has been successful for two seasons now, and we hope your sign-ups will be simple and easy!
We ask for your continued patience and feedback as the changes continue. We remain a very small organization that is working our hardest to keep all of our hikers happy.
Online hike registration is simple and allows you to know immediately if you are able to join a hike; pay for your event, and receive a confirmation that contains a link to all of the hike details including meet-up time and place! Quicker and more straightforward than our previous systems.
We look forward to seeing you in the Sutter Buttes in the Fall/Winter Season of 2026-27! As always, thank you for joining us and supporting our efforts in education and natural history.
With much appreciation,
The Board of Directors, Guides, and Support Team of Middle Mountain Interpretive Hikes
Thank you for visiting our Middle Mountain Interpretive Hikes (MMIH) website!
The Spring 2025 season challenging for hikers and MMIH folks, but we hope you were able to join us and enjoy the Sutter Buttes. There are several changes in the works that should make the coming Fall/Winter hike season smooth and straightforward. We are still a very small organization, and making the leap to more online services is complex. Please check back with us towards the end of summer – the next hiking season starts in late October 2025.
We hope you will join us on one of our hiking adventures!
With thanks and best regards,
–Middle Mountain Interpretive Hikes
Schedule a spring/fall/winter hiking adventure
Drive or cycle around them
Visit the Sutter County Museum
People are drawn to the Sutter Buttes, whether they live in the area or are just passing through. They are a ten-mile wide circle of volcanic peaks that are dramatically isolated in the center of the Sacramento Valley.
There are a series of county roads that circle the Sutter Buttes and Pass Road actually goes through them on the south side. The loop is about 45 miles. There is no other public access. There are no hiking trails, picnic areas, or public parks.
People are drawn to the Sutter Buttes, whether they live in the area or are just passing through. They are a ten-mile wide circle of volcanic peaks that are dramatically isolated in the center of the Sacramento Valley.
There are a series of county roads that circle the Sutter Buttes and Pass Road actually goes through them on the south side. The loop is about 45 miles. There is no other public access. There are no hiking trails, picnic areas, or public parks.
Middle Mountain Interpretive Hikes offers guided interpretive outings on several properties in the interior of the Sutter Buttes. These outings are held from late October through early-May.
They are posted on this website in early October for the Fall Season and early February for the Spring. Outings are $45 per person unless otherwise stated in the description. Sign up or call/text 530-370-4777 and leave a message.
The Sutter County Museum has a wealth of information about the Sutter Buttes, as well as a relief map, which allows close study of the peaks and valleys. The Museum is located at 1333 Butte House Road in Yuba City. (530) 822-7141 , Website
