Grassy Mountain

Fairview Range BLM, NV Great Basin + Snake Range (Central Nevada)

Trip stats

Distance
5.2 mi
Net Gain
2,100 ft
Time
2-4 hrs
YDS Rating
Class 2
Route
Out/Back
Peaks
1

Ratings out of 10

Effort
3.3/10
Personality
3/10
Beauty
3/10
Solitude
4.9/10
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Peaks on this hike

Summits listed in route order

  1. Grassy Mountain
    8,613′ elevation · 1,973′ prominence

Route map + Trailhead

Trailhead Coordinates

38.320950, -114.662610

The directions link below drops a pin on the trailhead coordinates and lets Google Maps pick the route. If the drive has rough roads or access issues that GPS nav might get wrong, I cover that in my trip report.

Trip report

May 16, 2020 — Grassy Mountain isn't necessarily a bad peak as much as it's just a boring one. From the trailhead, accessible by any car, I headed north through the sparse trees and located a very old dirt road. I followed this road as it began ascending a ridge until it became hard to follow. I quickly gave up looking for it and instead just continued along the ridge, passing a couple of Class 2 obstacles, but for the most part just dodging trees and burning my quads on the incline. I eventually made it to the south ridge and followed it to the summit, where there were some nice views to the north. Otherwise, kind of a boring peak.

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Photos

11 photos

  1. After leaving my parking spot, I headed through some trees and located this very old dirt road.
  2. I followed the dirt road as it ascended to the north.
  3. Looking back at my progress up the slope.
  4. The dirt road basically disappeared, so I continued steeply up the slope.
  5. Some minor rock outcroppings serving as obstacles. You can keep them Class 2 with a little route-finding to locate the weaknesses.
  6. Looking back again.
  7. Along the summit ridge, headed north.
  8. Grassy Mountain ahead.
  9. Grassy Mountain on the right. Dutch John Mountain visible distant center. Mount Grafton visible very distant left.
  10. Grassy Mountain summit, view back along the summit ridge.
  11. View west toward Silver Benchmark, left.

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GPX track

Grassy Mountain GPX route and driving track

The complete GPX track is available to download, so you can load the route straight into your navigation app or device. The trip report, route info, photos and planning details stay free.