Oct 3, 2020

State: NV
Distance: 17.8 mi
Gain: 7,750 ft
ROUTE: Map
Peaks: 6

Area:
Santa Rosa-Paradise Peak Wilderness
Humboldt National Forest

Peak
Elevation
Prominence
7,100 ft
280 ft
8,129 ft
389 ft
9,153 ft
773 ft
9,140 ft
280 ft
9,443 ft
1,383 ft
9,420 ft
600 ft
  • Sawtooth Mountain in the early morning.
  • Starting up the ridge. Santa Rosa Peak in the distance.
  • Sunrise on Santa Rosa Peak.
  • Approaching Peak 7100.
  • View up the ridge from Peak 7100. Paradise Peak on the right.
  • Sun coming over the ridge. Santa Rosa Peak on the left.
  • Sunrise on Sawtooth Mountain.
  • Santa Rosa Peak.
  • View back to Peak 7100.
  • Aspens starting to change color.
  • View south from the ridge.
  • Santa Rosa Peak.
  • Approaching Peak 8129.
  • Continuing along the ridge to Peak 9153.
  • Heading up the ridge.
  • View back to Peak 8129.
  • Paradise Peak in the distance.
  • Approaching Peak 9153.
  • Santa Rosa Peak (left) and Granite Peak (right). The smoke got thicker in the afternoon.
  • Heading south along the ridge to Paradise Peak.
  • View back to the ridge I came up in the morning.
  • Following the ridgeline.
  • View back to Peak 9153.
  • Bypassing some of the intermediate highpoints along the ridge.
  • Approaching Peak 9140. Paradise Peak in the distance.
  • Peak 9140.
  • Granite outcrop along the ridge.
  • Peak 9140 (center) and Paradise Peak (right).
  • Aspens in Horse Canyon.
  • View back along the ridge I crossed. Santa Rosa Peak is the highpoint in the distance.
  • Approaching Paradise Peak.
  • View north from the summit of Paradise Peak.
  • View west into Falls Canyon.
  • View south to Peak 9420.
  • Approaching Peak 9420.
  • View back to Paradise Peak.
  • View south to Singas Benchmark from Peak 9420.
  • I saw a half dozen elk near a spring below Singas Benchmark.
  • Santa Rosa Range continuing to the south.
  • Aspens below Paradise Peak.
  • Heading down the ridge toward Falls Canyon.
  • Paradise Peak.
  • Smoky sunset.
  • Open ridge leading down to Falls Canyon.
  • Sunset from the ridge.
  • Evening light on Paradise Peak.
  • Heading down Falls Canyon.
  • Crossing Falls Creek. I picked up the trail shortly after crossing the creek.
  • I finished the hike by headlamp. A short side trail led over to Falls Creek Falls, which was pretty impressive for a desert waterfall.

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