Ascent of Star Peak on 2014-03-24| Date: | Monday, March 24, 2014 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Peak: | Star Peak | | Location: | USA-Nevada | | Elevation: | 9836 ft / 2998 m |
Ascent Trip ReportIt looked like there would be a lot of snow up high from the valley floor, but really not much snow except in shadow concealed north faces. Not much trouble driving to a very sharp switchback at 7000 feet which was a good place to park and walk the rest of the way up. We followed the road up to 8700 feet or so and stairmastered up the west ridge. There was a couple inches of snow on the summit ridge in places, and the road had some snow on it up high.
I broke my 98 suzuki sidekick on the drive up. The pilot bearing in the clutch broke and I had to nurse the car home. Thankfully there are only about 5 stoplights between Winnemucca and Tri-Cities so no problem!
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| Summary Total Data | | Elevation Gain: | 2100 ft / 641 m | | Distance: | 6 mi / 9.7 km | | Quality: | 4 (on a subjective 1-10 scale) | | Route Conditions: | Road Hike, Open Country, Snow on Ground | | Gear Used: | Ski Poles | | Weather: | Pleasant, Calm | | Ascent Statistics | | Elevation Gain: | 2100 ft / 641 m | | Distance: | 3 mi / 4.8 km | | Route: | El Dorado Canyon | | Trailhead: | 7736 ft / 2357 m | | Descent Statistics | | Distance: | 3 mi / 4.8 km |
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