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| Bunker Hill - Lander County HP, NV | |
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Bunker Hill - Lander County HP, NV
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| Hiking | 11.84 Miles |
4,069 AEG |
| | Hiking | 11.84 Miles | 7 Hrs 54 Mns | | 1.70 mph |
| 4,069 ft AEG | 56 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | This was a hike to the summit of Bunker Hill (elevation of 11,473 feet and prominence of 2,793 feet). With an elevation well over 11,000 feet, if you ask me this peak should be called a "mountain" instead of a "hill". From a distance, Bunker Hill looks quite imposing. Bunker Hill is in the Toiyabe Range in central Nevada, and is south of the town of Austin.
I drove in from Highway 376 through the small town of Kingston. My rental 2WD Rav4 had no trouble getting past the Kingston Guard Station, which is about 8 miles from the highway. However, shortly past the guard station there were a couple of water crossings. The first one was only 2-3 inches deep, and I had no trouble crossing it. However, the second one was somewhat deeper, and would have been ok in a higher clearance vehicle. However, I did not want to take a chance on getting stuck in my rental vehicle, so I turned around and parked at the first pullout that I came to. This added about 2.3 miles of easy road walking each way.
I hiked down Kingston Canyon Road for 2.3 flat miles and then went up Basin Canyon Road for about 3/4 mile. From this point on the hike was off-trail, and was all uphill to the summit. After leaving the road I had to make a really steep climb up to a ridgeline, and then followed the ridgeline for a bit before sidehilling around a subpeak. Then there was a climb to the east up a steep slope that gained about 1,300 feet in a mile. This put me to a saddle below a false summit, which required a steep slippery climb to get to. Then there were 3-4 more false summits to go over before getting to the summit of Bunker Hill. I went back the way that I came.
All of the steep uphill climbing on this hike was a bit of a slog. I thought that it was a challenging hike, but it is not my favorite Great Basin hike. |
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Wildflowers Observation Substantial
There were quite a few flowers to look at on this hike. |
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| | | There was some water flowing at the start of the road into Basin Canyon. | | _____________________
| Civilization is a nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there |
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