Updates to
Hiking Nevada’s County High Points

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After the publication of Hiking Nevada's County High Points, many changes occurred. Some of these items were new pieces of information, while others came about as a result of nature or man-made improvements. Some of the most important changes relate to Charleston Peak, East Peak, and Star Peak. Star Peak updated as of June 2013.

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Churchill County—Desatoya Peak 

A few folks have reported driving about a 1/2 mile beyond Basque Summit, to a point where the road becomes very steep and washed out.  

Page 38 - At 4.0 miles you pass through a cattle fence. The meadow here is to the left, not to the right.

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Clark County—Charleston Peak 

There is now a sign 20.3 miles up the Kyle Canyon Road indicating “Trail Canyon” and “Mary Jane Falls”. After turning right here (onto Echo Road) and driving up the road 0.4 miles, paved Echo Road veers right. Here on the left side of the road is the new Trail Canyon Trailhead, a large graded parking lot with bathrooms. You can still drive up the road another 0.2 miles to the original trailhead, however the new trailhead is much nicer and is preferred. There is also a new 0.2 mile connector trail starting at the new trailhead. The new Trail Canyon Trailhead can also be utilized for the hike to Mary Jane Falls.

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Douglas County—East Peak 

The Tahoe Rim Trail Association has recently completed the "Kingsbury Bypass", a segment in the Daggett Pass area (east of South Lake Tahoe). As such, there is a new segment of the Tahoe Rim Trail which starts at the Stagecoach Express ski run parking lot. The old trail starting here that went up the ski run for 200 feet has now been removed. Instead hikers should follow the Tahoe Rim Trail initially until they reach the dirt road 200' feet above. Upon reaching the dirt road, turn right and continue following the instructions on page 54 of Hiking Nevada's County High Points.

There is a Heavenly Ski Resort ski lift open from July 4th to Labor Day that transports people to within 1/2 mile of the summit of East Peak.   

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Elko County—Ruby Dome 

During July 2012 there was a fire on the land of the Spring Creek Association. If you are planning a trip to Ruby Dome this summer, be sure to contact the Spring Creek Association to get the latest update on access.

The urls for the Spring Creek Association are: 
Spring Creek Association:
www.springcreeknv.net
Contact Us:
www.springcreeknv.net/Contact-us-phone-and-email-list.html
Campground:
www.springcreeknv.net/SpringCreekCampground.html

The elevation for Ruby Pyramid is 11,360’. This peak is sometimes referred to as “Ruby Dome, East Peak.”  

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Esmeralda County—Boundary Peak 

The correct round trip gain for this hike is 3500’. 

Trail Peak is sometimes referred to as “Trail Canyon Saddle Peak”.  

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Eureka County—Diamond Peak 

The “Dump” road in the town of Eureka now has different signage. The sign for the dump now says “Dump Site”. The street sign at that corner says Reno Avenue and Country Road 101.  

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Lyon County—Northeast Ridge of Middle Sister 

The last mile of dirt road has deteriorated significantly. High clearance 4WD is recommended. 2WD vehicles should probably park at the intersection with the Risue Road. 

The Risue Road is Forest Road #050, not #056.  

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Mineral County—Mount Grant 

The 2012 Mount Grant Memorial Challenge (hiker & runner access day) was successfully conducted on September 8, and lots of folks made it to the top.  

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Nye County—Mount Jefferson 

The correct elevation for Mount Jefferson is 11,941’. 

The sign “Jefferson Summit” at the turn 7.5 miles up the Meadow Canyon Road is missing.  

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Pershing County—Star Peak  

***NEW INFO as of June 2013***
There are new reports that the road running from the Frontage Road into Eldorado Canyon has been posted with "No Trespassing" and "Keep Out" signs. Proceed cautiously and courteously in this area as the mining activity has increased here in the past two years.

There has been an increase in mining truck traffic on the frontage road along Interstate 80. Drive cautiously and yield to larger or faster vehicles.  

2WD will want to stop at 5.8 miles, where the approach road drops down into Eldorado Canyon. There are reports of water damage in the canyon thus making the last 2 miles to the miner’s camp drivable for 4WD only.  

There are reports that that the 4WD road above the old mining camp is drivable for a mile or two beyond. High clearance mandatory.