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 Overview: Near the south end of Death Valley's Last Chance Range, resides "Ubehebe Peak", the highest summit at 5678 feet towering over the west side of the Racetrack Playa. This strenuous hike up an old miners trail, with some off trail cairn/cross-country route finding the last .75 mile distance to the peak with a 45% slope, offers spectacular views of the Racetrack Playa to the east and the deep basin Saline Valley to the west (half a mile lower than the Racetrack Playa) with sweeping views of distant mountain ranges north-south-east-west. This day hike is truly a "must do" when visiting this area of Death Valley if you enjoy serious hiking, breathtaking views for pics, and desert peak-bagging! Little can prepare you for the views when you top the divide and first look down the other side at Saline Valley dwarfed by the two-mile high wall of the Inyo Mountains. Check out the Official Route and Triplogs. Note This is a difficult hike. Arrive fit and prepared or this could get ugly. Leave No Trace and +Add a Triplog after your hike to support this local community.
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Ubehebe Peak - DVNP
Near the south end of Death Valley National Park's Last Chance Range, resides "Ubehebe Peak", the highest summit at 5678 feet towering over the west side of the Racetrack Playa.
This strenuous hike up an old miners trail, with some off trail cairn/cross-country route finding the last .75 mile distance to the peak with a 45% slope, offers spectacular views of the Racetrack Playa to the east and the deep basin Saline Valley to the west (half a mile lower than the Racetrack Playa) with sweeping views of distant mountain ranges north-south-east-west.
Joe mentioned in his trip log that if he could rate this hike a six, he would. I believe if we could have rated it a six, we would have rated it a seven. It was truly one of our ten most enjoyable "highlights" during our seven day visit to DVNP.
This day hike is truly a "must do" when visiting this area of Death Valley IF you enjoy serious hiking, breathtaking views for pics, and desert peak-bagging! Little can prepare you for the views when you top the divide (1.9mls in at 4900ft) and first look down the other side at Saline Valley dwarfed by the two-mile high wall of the north to south Inyo Mountain Range..
This strenuous hike up an old miners trail, with some off trail cairn/cross-country route finding the last .75 mile distance to the peak with a 45% slope, offers spectacular views of the Racetrack Playa to the east and the deep basin Saline Valley to the west (half a mile lower than the Racetrack Playa) with sweeping views of distant mountain ranges north-south-east-west.
Joe mentioned in his trip log that if he could rate this hike a six, he would. I believe if we could have rated it a six, we would have rated it a seven. It was truly one of our ten most enjoyable "highlights" during our seven day visit to DVNP.
This day hike is truly a "must do" when visiting this area of Death Valley IF you enjoy serious hiking, breathtaking views for pics, and desert peak-bagging! Little can prepare you for the views when you top the divide (1.9mls in at 4900ft) and first look down the other side at Saline Valley dwarfed by the two-mile high wall of the north to south Inyo Mountain Range..
2010-02-14 Grasshopper
Ubehebe Peak - DVNP
A stunning hike especially with the snow caps. If I could give this one 6 stars I would. There is good trail for 2 miles to Little Ubehebe Peak, followed by a challenging 1/2 mile of steep and rocky terrain to get to the true peak. We took a round about way going in but a straight path (the best) coming out on this 1/2 mile piece. The GPS route is the most direct way but there are several trails on the last part. Have no fear since you can use several routes past Little Ubehebe to the true peak.
2010-02-14 gpsjoe
