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Ascent of Lincoln Peak on 2012-07-29

Climber: BMS 914

Others in Party:

Melinda Hernandez
Collin Kamholz
Joseph K
----Only Party on Mountain

Date:

Sunday, July 29, 2012

Ascent Type:

Successful Summit Attained

Motorized Transport to Trailhead:

4x4 Vehicle

Peak:

Lincoln Peak

Location:

USA-Nevada

Elevation:

11560 ft / 3523 m

Ascent Trip Report

This was a very long hike that hit both Granite and Lincoln Peaks. We took the Lexington Creek road until it became blocked by large downed trees. The road had become very rough and difficult about a half mile before we stopped, and Joseph even chainsawed some downed aspens out of the way earlier. The jeep road continued beyond the downed trees, but soon gave way to animal trails and some woods. We eventually hit a treeless meadow, hiked up it to a steep rocky area, which ended in a low rock wall (easy Class 2 light scrambling here). It was a short distance to Granite Peak from here. After that we took a series of interconnected ridges to Lincoln, with quite a bit of drop between before going back up. The hike, which started before 7:00AM, ended in near darkness, so plan on a long day.

Summary Total Data

Elevation Gain:

2560 ft / 779 m

Elevation Loss:

4958 ft / 1510 m

Distance:

10.9 mi / 17.5 km

Grade/Class:

Class 2

Quality:

6 (on a subjective 1-10 scale)

Route Conditions:

Open Country

Weather:

Pleasant, Calm, Partly Cloudy
Clouds rolled in

Ascent Statistics

Elevation Gain:

1472 ft / 448 m

Extra Loss:

349 ft / 106 m

Distance:

3.5 mi / 5.6 km

Route:

Southeast Ridge

Trailhead:

Saddle w/Granite 10437 ft / 3181 m

Time Up:

2 Hours 5 Minutes

Descent Statistics

Elevation Loss:

4609 ft / 1404 m

Extra Gain:

1088 ft / 331 m

Distance:

7.4 mi / 11.9 km

Route:

Ridge to near Granite Pk, then to meadow

Trailhead:

Lexington Creek Rd 8039 ft / 2450 m

Time Down:

5 Hours 24 Minutes

Ascent Part of Trip: Granite_Lincoln

Complete Trip Sequence:

Order	Peak/Point	Date
1	Granite Peak	2012-07-29 a
2	Lincoln Peak	2012-07-29 b

GPS Data for Ascent/Trip

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