High Peak in Southern Nevada District BLM, NV

Hike High Peak Southern Nevada District BLM, NV

Class 2 3.9 miles 1400 gain 2-4 hrs Out + Back Mar 22, 2020
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I've driven past High Peak a bunch of times on my way to Death Valley, but never really gave it much thought. It's kind of a bland blob just off the road, but the views were nice from the summit and it was pleasant enough to get some exercise. We parked off Bell Vista Road on the shoulder and headed generally southwest to enter a wash at the northern base of High Peak, our intent being we'd follow the wash until we wanted to start along the ridge on our left, which had a few unnecessary bumps along its northern reaches. The wash was pleasant and sandy. We left it once the ridge seemed to stop having a bunch of little annoying nubbins and ascended to a minor saddle. From here, the ridge continued steeply south, with nothing harder than easy Class 2. We reached a false summit, noting High Peak poking up to the southeast. The ridgeline from the false summit to High Peak was pretty gradual and not too rocky. The views along the ridge were pretty, the larger desert peaks like Nopah visible to the south and Charleston Peak to the north. The last hundred feet to the summit included an unexpected Class 2 almost-knife-edge.

PEAKS ON HIKE
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Peaks on hike
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Prominence
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High Peak
4037 ft
1133 rise

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View from the road toward High Peak.
View from the road toward High Peak.
We headed through the drainage. We would ascend the ridge on the left, but wanted to avoid the little bumps.
We headed through the drainage. We would ascend the ridge on the left, but wanted to avoid the little bumps.
Higher up along the drainage. We would ascend on the left soon.
Higher up along the drainage. We would ascend on the left soon.
Looking back into the drainage we ascended from (left) as we reached a minor saddle.
Looking back into the drainage we ascended from (left) as we reached a minor saddle.
Ascending from the minor saddle, the drainage we used visible on the left.
Ascending from the minor saddle, the drainage we used visible on the left.
Minor Class 2 as we head up to the false summit of High Peak, visible ahead.
Minor Class 2 as we head up to the false summit of High Peak, visible ahead.
Barely Class 2.
Barely Class 2.
On the false summit, view toward High Peak, top right.
On the false summit, view toward High Peak, top right.
Pretty ridgeline.
Pretty ridgeline.
Looking back along the ridgeline.
Looking back along the ridgeline.
Just before a minor knife edge, view back toward the false summit.
Just before a minor knife edge, view back toward the false summit.
Minor knife edge (sort of) ridge to High Peak.
Minor knife edge (sort of) ridge to High Peak.
Looking back along the ridge.
Looking back along the ridge.
High Peak, view toward Pahrump.
High Peak, view toward Pahrump.
High Peak, view toward Stewart Point and Pahrump Point.
High Peak, view toward Stewart Point and Pahrump Point.

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