Elysian Buttress

On the eastern slopes of Mt. Elden lies a 500' tall Southeast facing cliff. This cliff is broken in the middle by a gully. Mechanical Persistence and the Original Route up the Elysian are to the left of this gully. The Unemployment Line is on the largest face right of the gully. This formation is composed of red stained Dacite. From the Original Route, you can see the remnants of sedimentary layers as they were pushed up along with the original lava dome. Red Schnebly Hill sandstone talus slopes and gray Redwall limestone rubble above that.