Jul 5, 2020

Trip Length: 3 Hikes
State: NV
Distance: 20.8 mi
Gain: 8,500 ft
ROUTE: Map
Peaks: 8

Area:
Humboldt National Forest

Hike 1
Hike 2
Hike 3

McAfee Peak

12.6 Miles, 4900 Gain

Peak
Elevation
Prominence
10,460 ft
4,190 ft
10,382 ft
402 ft
10,208 ft
508 ft
  • Following the main road briefly to the side road leading up Mill Creek.
  • Crossing a small stream on the way to McAfee Peak.
  • Headwaters of the East Fork Mill Creek.
  • Upper slope leading to McAfee Peak.
  • Rocky Bluff in the distance.
  • McAfee Peak ahead on the ridge.
  • Ridge leading to Jacks Peak.
  • Peak 10382
  • View back to McAfee Peak from near the communication site.
  • Communication site on the ridge.
  • South Fork Mill Creek drainage.
  • Jacks Peak and Peak 10208.
  • Peak 10208
  • Jacks Peak from the summit of Peak 10208.
  • View south from the summit of Jacks Peak.
  • Chicken Creek drainage that I followed back to the car.
  • View back along the ridge to McAfee Peak.
  • Jacks Peak from below. I passed a large golden eagle that was nesting on the cliff.
  • Following the road back to the car.
  • View back to Jacks Peak.
  • Flowers along the road.
  • Almost back to the car.

Summit Benchmark

0.1 Miles, 50 Gain

Peak
Elevation
Prominence
8,420 ft
560 ft
  • McAfee Peak (left) and Jacks Peak (right) from Summit Benchmark.
  • Peak 8590 (left) and Rocky Bluff (right) from near where I parked.

Rocky Bluff

8.1 Miles, 3550 Gain

Peak
Elevation
Prominence
8,590 ft
338 ft
8,740 ft
320 ft
8,700 ft
507 ft
8,860 ft
1,120 ft
  • Following an old road to Peak 8590.
  • Final stretch of steep road leading to Peak 8590.
  • Rocky Bluff
  • Red Mountain (left) and Peak 8740 (center) from the summit of Peak 8590.
  • McAfee Peak and Independence Mountains.
  • McAfee Peak (left) and Peak 8590 (right).
  • Bull Run Basin
  • Peak 8740 ahead.
  • Rocky Bluff
  • Peak 8740
  • View south from the summit of Peak 8740.
  • Peak 8590
  • Red Mountain
  • View back to Peak 8740.
  • View south from the summit of Red Mountain.
  • Wilson Peak (left), Porter Peak (center), and Pennsylvania Hill (right) from the summit of Red Mountain.
  • Peak 8590
  • Rocky Bluff
  • Peak 8590
  • View back on the way up Rocky Bluff.
  • Summit of Rocky Bluff ahead.
  • Peak 8590 (left) and Peak 8740 (right) from the summit of Rocky Bluff.
  • View north from Rocky Bluff.
  • Sunset on Bull Run Basin.
  • Following the road back to the car.
  • Descending Peak 8590.
  • Sunset
  • Peak 8590
  • Returning to the car. My car is barely visible on the hill in the distance.

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