Chokecherry Mountain in Chokecherry Mountain BLM, NV

Hike Chokecherry Mountain Chokecherry Mountain BLM, NV

Class 2 4.4 miles 1800 gain 2-4 hrs Out + Back Apr 26, 2020
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Chokecherry Mountain was a much more heavily-forested peak than I expected it would be, but that's likely because I'm still new to the central Nevada ranges, and also coming off a long-term desert kick. Overall this peak is nothing particularly wonderful, but it does have some redeeming qualities.

I started at a spur road, deciding to just walk it since it got quite rough a quarter mile or so after anyway, following it to the end. Better vehicles can knock off about a mile round trip. The road was heavily degraded and passed an old mining shack ruin. Shortly after the ruin, a drainage continues up the canyon, but it's a bit brushy. I recommend hopping a small ridge just north of the shack and locating a wider drainage with (during my visit) flowing water and heavy horse trails. I know they're horse trails because I saw about a half dozen wild horses and one looked a little too aggressively for my taste.

After following these heavy horse trails for a bit and passing sections of exposed rock within the drainage, I got to a junction and took a left, now heading north to a saddle. The trails disappeared here, so I dropped north from the saddle and side-hilled into a steep drainage coming down from Chokecherry Mountain. Overall it was a straightforward ascent, the occasional rock-hop or slight detour around some brush, but I mostly stuck within the base of the drainage or just left of it. A couple hundred feet from the ridgeline, I noted a social trail (or maybe it was just a heavily-eroded slope from normal erosion?) and left the drainage to ascend this steep and somewhat unpleasant slope to make it to the ridge. Poor route-finding can result in scree or loose rock, but I'd give this section low Class 2.

Once on the ridge, I continued north, weaving my way around small trees and minor rock outcroppings. A small saddle along the ridge added some additional vertical gain and a Class 2 section, adn the summit was too forested to see any views.

PEAKS ON HIKE
Elevation (ft) / Prominence (ft)
Peaks on hike
Elevation
Prominence
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Chokecherry Mountain
8035 ft
2275 rise

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Along the road that better vehicles could continue on. Chokecherry Mountain visible center (or rather, a false summit of Chokecherry Mountain).
Along the road that better vehicles could continue on. Chokecherry Mountain visible center (or rather, a false summit of Chokecherry Mountain).
Remains of some cabin or something. Just after reaching this, a brushy drainage continued east, but I hopped over a small ridge and entering a wider drainage.
Remains of some cabin or something. Just after reaching this, a brushy drainage continued east, but I hopped over a small ridge and entering a wider drainage.
The wider drainage after the ruins.
The wider drainage after the ruins.
Some flowing water in the drainage. The area was trampled heavily by horses.
Some flowing water in the drainage. The area was trampled heavily by horses.
Continuing within the drainage along wild horse trails.
Continuing within the drainage along wild horse trails.
Heading north, almost at a saddle.
Heading north, almost at a saddle.
Dropping north off the saddle, side-hilling into a drainage coming down from Chokecherry Mountain.
Dropping north off the saddle, side-hilling into a drainage coming down from Chokecherry Mountain.
Looking back as I head up the steep drainage.
Looking back as I head up the steep drainage.
Occasional Class 2.
Occasional Class 2.
Toward the ridge as I ascent steeply out of the drainage. View looking back. I started somewhere in the shadowy section in the center of this photo.
Toward the ridge as I ascent steeply out of the drainage. View looking back. I started somewhere in the shadowy section in the center of this photo.
Nearing the ridge, almost done with the steep stuff.
Nearing the ridge, almost done with the steep stuff.
Looking north along the ridge to Chokecherry Mountain.
Looking north along the ridge to Chokecherry Mountain.
Looking back as I continue along the ridge to Chokecherry Mountain. There are a few rocky outcroppings to avoid, but nothing crazy.
Looking back as I continue along the ridge to Chokecherry Mountain. There are a few rocky outcroppings to avoid, but nothing crazy.
Chokecherry Mountain center.
Chokecherry Mountain center.
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Chokecherry Mountain summit, no views.
Chokecherry Mountain summit, no views.

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