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Inyo-White Mountains > Boundary Peak (Nevada) > Additions and Corrections
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| mcintoshjr | Untitled Comment | |
Hasn't voted | The description of the access to trail canyon is accurate. We took the East Ridge route, when taking this route you will need to do some side-hilling to avoid giving back altitude, so resist the urge to run the ridge. There was some snow above the false summit and reports from a day earlier said that post holing was a problem, we found good snow well past noon but it was well below freezing at the camp the night before. Believe it or not there was NO WIND on the summit, a glorious day. Descended the standard route, the scree had allot of medium sized boulders which precluded making good time. DO NOT expect any services within 50 miles of this peak. | |
| Posted Jul 4, 2005 11:54 am | ||
| barneyzang | Google Earth track log | |
Hasn't voted | A Google Earth track log can be found here. Contains track for turnoff from highway six up to the Queen Canyon Mine trailhead + summit tracks. | |
| Posted Oct 12, 2006 11:55 pm | ||
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| keema | Re: Google Earth track log | |
Hasn't voted | your link provided a page of gobbildy gook. | |
| Posted Oct 13, 2006 3:05 am | ||
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| barneyzang | Re: Google Earth track log | |
Hasn't voted | If you save the link as a file (should be called BoundaryPeak.10.2006.kmz) you should be able to open it in Google Earth. | |
| Posted Oct 14, 2006 11:11 pm | ||
| Alpinist | Queen Mine Road | |
Voted 10/10 | Note: There is another water tank on the left and dirt road on the right 6 miles from Benton. We drove in at night and upon seeing the tank just opposite of this road, we mistakenly turned off Hwy 6 too soon. There is a wire gate that does not state to Keep Out, as you might expect on a private road. Do not be confused by this road. Mark your odometer and be sure to take the correct road 9 miles from Benton, as stated in the route description. We took the wrong road for about 2 miles and were miffed at how rough it was. Queen Canyon Mine Road is quite gentle comparatively speaking. | |
| Posted Aug 29, 2007 3:27 pm | ||
| Alpinist | Queen Canyon Mine | |
Voted 10/10 | In case anyone is wondering, they used to mine flourite at the Queen Canyon Mine. Source. | |
| Posted Aug 29, 2007 3:29 pm | ||
| Moogie737 | Official Trail Head sign for Queen Canyon Mine route | |
Hasn't voted | As of 11/3/07 the trail head sign is totally blank; there is no writing whatsoever on it. Also, although the trail splits almost immediately after passing this sign, the best way is a sharp turn to the right. If you continue on the left hand trail you work your way into a narrow canyon and find that the trail more or less peters out. But, you might see some wild horses in that canyon. :) | |
| Posted Nov 4, 2007 3:13 pm | ||
| gbrill | Assending and Descending | |
Voted 7/10 | Climbed Boundary Peak in about a half day on August 3, 2008. Only ran into one other person who summited and a few others who got lost and were looking for the trail up. For anyone reading this who hasn't done this peak, when you make your way up the gulch you want to aim at the low saddle on the right. Myself and the other climbers that day spent a good portion of the way back trying to find the correct trail for the ascent but had little luck. Basically when you get out of the hedges and your about to enter the sage brush (I built a rock pile at this location), turn right and follow the creek bed to the saddle. When you get close the saddle there will be a faint trail on the left hand slope, marked by little pieces of ribbons. Take the left slope and traverse to the saddle (you will find the left slope has much firmer ground than the right). Once you reach the saddle your golden, there is a pretty obvious trail that heads off to the left and follows the ridge line to the summit. On the way back you can shortcut the descent by taking the saddle over the drainage that flows into the sage brush field (a word of caution, this can be a little hard on the ankles since the slope is so loose). Hope this helps. | |
| Posted Aug 5, 2008 8:26 pm | ||
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