Toiyabe Range Peak

Peak

Elevation

Prominence

Peak 8143

8,143 ft

323 ft

Toiyabe Range Peak

10,960 ft

1,180 ft

Peak 10215

10,215 ft

435 ft

Peak 10226

10,226 ft

486 ft

Peak 10327

10,327 ft

627 ft

Peak 9532

9,532 ft

392 ft

Starting out hiking the road from where I car camped along San Juan Creek.
First light on Toiyabe Range Peak.
Snowy ridge I was planning to traverse later in the afternoon.
Peak 9532, the final peak in the loop.
Short side trip over to Peak 8143.
Summit of Peak 8143.
Toiyabe Range Peak.
Hiking the road toward Toiyabe Range Peak.
View down a steep section of road. With 4WD this would provide the closest access point for Toiyabe Range Peak.
North Shoshone Peak across the valley.
Continuing up the road.
Snow along the road.
Peak 9532.
Crossing some snow on the way up.
Peak 10215.
The road ended high up on the ridge.
Rugged peaks on the east side of the range.
Ridge leading to Toiyabe Range Peak.
Peak 11085 to the north, an unnamed P2K.
Nice view to the south including the ridge I planned to follow.
Toiyabe Dome (center) and Arc Dome (right).
Final snow walk to the summit.
Benchmark from 1955.
View north to Peak 11085 and Bunker Hill.
View south.
Descending Toiyabe Range Peak.
Entering more consistent snow.
Peak 10215 (left) and Peak 10226 (right).
Granite along the ridge.
Mount Jefferson across the valley.
Granite spire along the ridge.
Bypassing a steep section on the west.
Approaching Peak 10215.
A steeper section with a cornice.
Peak 8822 to the east.
First view of the granite spires that are part of the “Wild Granites”. This is an area that would be worth checking out more in the future.
Ridge leading to Peak 10226.
Snow drift on the ridge.
Wild Granites.
Impressive granite face below Peak 10215.
View down McLeod Creek. From the satellite view it looks like there are some large granite waterfalls near the bottom.
Big snowbank on the ridge.
Steep granite with an easy bypass.
Continuing to Peak 10226.
Peak 10215 (left) and big granite walls.
Impressive towers.
Some scrambling on the ridge.
Peak 10226 on the ridge.
Final stretch to the summit.
Another view of the granite walls below Peak 10215.
Toiyabe Range Peak to the north.
Granite towers to the east.
Out and back to Peak 10327.
Approaching the summit.
View north from the summit.
Wild Granites to the north.
Wild Granites to the east.
View south from the summit of 10327.
French Peak to the south.
Toiyabe Range Peak.
Clouds forming to the west.
Descending Peak 9532 to complete the loop.
Back to the car.
Toiyabe Range Peak on the drive out.
Impressive cloud formation. A big storm was supposed to hit the following day that would blanket the entire valley in snow.

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