Ferguson Mountain, Elko County, Nevada
On BLM land, Elevation = 7729 ft. (2356 meters) |
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Looking east at Ferguson Mountain from the slopes of Mount Pisgah. The climbing route shown on the map below is from the east side to the southern summit. The north summit sights at about the same height. Whichever summit is higher will have a prominence value of about 1299 feet. Photo taken May 17, 2014. | |||||||||
The climbing route is shown here on this topo which has a UTM grid using NAD27.
Driving Route: A good trailhead and camping area can be reached from highway Alt 93. The obscure road at point 117 is 1.7 miles north of the abandoned highway maintenance station. Drive west a tenth of a mile or less and reach the old highway which has a broken, paved surface. Drive south on this for 0.7 miles to point 116 and turn west up a slope onto an old track. This is not too rough, but high-clearance if not four-wheel drive is advised. Drive west for 0.6 miles to the road end at the base of a hill. This is fairly flat and makes for reasonable camping for several vehicles. The only drawback was the mosquitoes. Hiking Route: Go northwest straight up the slope. You can easily go around some rock outcrops. The route goes west at points 110 to 113 then follow along the base of a cliff which angles up to the summit. The route is 3.0 miles round-trip with a gain of about 1500 feet. Allow about 1 1/2 hours for the ascent. I did not visit the alternate highpoint which is about 0.6 miles north. With my Kuker-Ranken hand level the northern summit looked to be very close to the same height. 5/14 RLC A GPX file is available. |
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