Ascent of Donnelly Peak on 2011-06-24| Other People: | Solo Ascent
Only Party on Mountain | | Date: | Friday, June 24, 2011 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Motorized Transport to Trailhead: | Hi-Clearance Vehicle | | Peak: | Donnelly Peak | | Location: | USA-Nevada | | Elevation: | 8533 ft / 2600 m |
Ascent Trip ReportDirections: I-80 take exit 46 at Fernley (fuel up, the Gerlach gas station may not be open). Head north on State Route 447 for 77 miles to the small village of Gerlach. Just passed town take a right onto paved highway 34 for 12 miles to the junction with Soldier Meadows road (right fork). This is a good graded gravel and dirt road that requires high clearance and is washboarded and sandy in a few spots. I did not need 4wd but I would not want to travel when the road is wet. In 25.8 miles from the soldier meadows rd jct you will see a sign for Wheeler Ranch and another sign stating "Soldier Meadows Ranch 21 miles". Just passed here take a left on a high clearance dirt road heading SW then west for 2.5 miles to the end at the wilderness boundary at 4500ft. I crossed the creek here and headed SW up to a ridgeline then worked west to point 5685. Continuing west, I crossed a road at a 6500ft saddle,
climbed up to point 6820 and proceeded to sidehill around some rock outcroppings(class II with some ups and downs), working my way around the ridgeline towards the NW to the summit. It is open grasslands with scattered knee high sagebrush. Donnelly creek was flowing strong and there were a few snowfields still left.Observed golded eagles and pronghorn. No summit register.
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| Summary Total Data | | Elevation Gain: | 4483 ft / 1366 m | | Elevation Loss: | 4483 ft / 1366 m | | Distance: | 16.2 mi / 26.1 km | | Grade/Class: | I | | Quality: | 3 (on a subjective 1-10 scale) | | Route Conditions: | Road Hike, Open Country | | Weather: | Pleasant, Calm, Partly Cloudy | | Ascent Statistics | | Elevation Gain: | 4483 ft / 1366 m | | Distance: | 8 mi / 12.9 km | | Route: | Donnelly Creek Road/East Ridge | | Trailhead: | Soldier Meadows Road 4050 ft / 1234 m | | Time Up: | 4 Hours 45 Minutes | | Descent Statistics | | Elevation Loss: | 4483 ft / 1366 m | | Distance: | 8.3 mi / 13.3 km | | Route: | Donnelly Creek Road/East Ridge | | Trailhead: | Soldier Meadows Road 4050 ft / 1234 m | | Time Down: | 3 Hours 30 Minutes |
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