sagehawk88 - Jan 17, 2009 4:22 pm Date Climbed: Jun 12, 2001
Win win situation
This was my first "real" mountain having hiked it at the age of 11. We experienced a rocky mountain storm so to say on the way up which we let pass. Fairly easy hike for a really good view. I've been up to the top a few times after that and have also explored other mountains in the Snake Range. The summit was fairly barren when we were there but we passed a lot of people on the way up, people that probably shouldn't have been hiking a mountain like this. I also highly recommend hiking Bald Mountain. It's arguably easier and has great views of Wheeler Peak from the top.
Kadee - Nov 14, 2008 4:19 pm Date Climbed: Jun 18, 2006
Rude People!
This was a very cool peak, besides the people. I passed everyone there was to pass on the way up. A couple people on the trail had a problem with me though - one guy said something about me wearing shorts in cold weather and another guy asked if I was experienced enough to hike this peak (ha, what did he know? ...nothing) "Don't judge a book by it's cover."
wow - what an interesting area, an island in the sky - I was driving from cali to utah and climbed wheeler along the way - I arrived at 3 am, started hiking an hour later, and reached the top shortly after sunrise - then I ran over to jeff davis and descended through the bristlecone pines - quite the morning jaunt...
tpdwr - Oct 15, 2008 5:56 pm Date Climbed: Oct 1, 2008
Summt Trail
Hiked via the summit trail.The fall colors were spectacular and the views from the summit great!!
Darin07 - Sep 15, 2008 5:05 pm Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2008
My toes still hurt
Ok Im 13 and a climbed it but my boots were to small so my toe nails were pushed back into my toes. my good friend paul is really old and he climbed it up and down in i think two hours but my whole group made it.the last thousand feet in elevation sucked
cdog - Jul 31, 2008 1:02 am Date Climbed: Dec 17, 2003
all to ourselves
my girlfriend and I made the winter break trip out from Oregon to visit GBNP. We hiked into Wheeler Pk campground from Lehman Creek and chose the best of the campsites available (the whole place was empty). The weather was a bit chilly the next morning, around 0degF, but the skies were clear. I found some brutal, dry, great basin powder gaining the north ridge. Once on the ridge, it was quick moving. By the time I made the summit, I was down to a single thermal longsleeve tee. Spectacular time to be at the park. My girlfriend could watch me most of the time I was on the ridge. We enjoyed another night at the vacant campground, then hiked out and had a fun time in Ely.
Started early @ 7:00, back down @ 11:30. Nice day hike, quite steep at the end, but well worth it. Great views, and my friend and I were the only people on top.
I found this peak to be a nice hike except for the uphill on the scree over the last mile or so.........Great Basin National Park is very remote. I had perfect weather and shared the summit with 4 other groups.
I had an amazing time at GBNP. Wheeler peak offers great views at the top. It was overcast the whole time. The trail is great, fairly easy climb. The last thousand feet is steep. I loved the alpine flowers that lined the trail along the way.
A likable peak and an easy route, if you leave out the long drive from Vegas.
peakrat76 - Apr 23, 2008 4:09 pm Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2006
Standard Route
Easy hike to summit from campground at base. Summit views rival Telescope Peak and Sierra Blanca (NM). Continued on to Jeff Davis and a not-so-fun descent down the North Ridge in a storm that seemed to have developed out of nowhere. I've climbed 35+ years and never saw a storm come up so quick.
Went with my family as a teenager. Started out just looking at the ancient trees and ended up convincing mom and dad to let me break away and keep going.
lcarreau - Dec 9, 2007 12:26 pm Date Climbed: Jun 6, 1990
Standard Route
It was 17 years ago since I visited that place. I remember
seeing tons of deer beneath the peak. There was a "rock
shelter" and a Heliograph Station on the summit. I don't
know if its still there. The Bristlecone pines,
just a short distance below the summit, are incredible!
These mountains get plenty of lightning strikes during
the summer, and lots of snow in the winter.
Frankly45 - Nov 22, 2007 4:11 pm Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2007
Wonderful Day
Left the trailhead at 7:00 AM and were back at the trailhead at 11
:30 AM. It was a great day except for some wind on the summit ridge.
tombcronin - Oct 17, 2007 6:37 pm Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2002
Windy
Very windy day; had to lean into it.
buzzdainer - Oct 14, 2007 2:59 pm Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2007
Standard Route
Relatively easy dayhike from the campground. Tons of wildflowers.
phydeux - Sep 27, 2007 12:09 am Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2007
Basic trail slog- good view
Basic Class 1 trail slog, but good view of the Spring Valley and out towards Utah.
My buddy and I decided to get out of Las Vegas for a weekend and decided to climb Nevada's second highest. We ended up hiking up a rock slide gulley then hitting the ridge and following the trail to the summit. Pretty nice views, and it was the highest I have ever hiked to before.
pbogen - Sep 18, 2007 11:37 am Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2007
Standard Route
Great weather besides the relentless winds. GBNP is a great place that is spare of crowds!
sagehawk88 - Jan 17, 2009 4:22 pm Date Climbed: Jun 12, 2001
Win win situationThis was my first "real" mountain having hiked it at the age of 11. We experienced a rocky mountain storm so to say on the way up which we let pass. Fairly easy hike for a really good view. I've been up to the top a few times after that and have also explored other mountains in the Snake Range. The summit was fairly barren when we were there but we passed a lot of people on the way up, people that probably shouldn't have been hiking a mountain like this. I also highly recommend hiking Bald Mountain. It's arguably easier and has great views of Wheeler Peak from the top.
Kadee - Nov 14, 2008 4:19 pm Date Climbed: Jun 18, 2006
Rude People!This was a very cool peak, besides the people. I passed everyone there was to pass on the way up. A couple people on the trail had a problem with me though - one guy said something about me wearing shorts in cold weather and another guy asked if I was experienced enough to hike this peak (ha, what did he know? ...nothing) "Don't judge a book by it's cover."
paisajeroamericano - Oct 21, 2008 1:09 am Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2008
Alpine Startwow - what an interesting area, an island in the sky - I was driving from cali to utah and climbed wheeler along the way - I arrived at 3 am, started hiking an hour later, and reached the top shortly after sunrise - then I ran over to jeff davis and descended through the bristlecone pines - quite the morning jaunt...
tpdwr - Oct 15, 2008 5:56 pm Date Climbed: Oct 1, 2008
Summt TrailHiked via the summit trail.The fall colors were spectacular and the views from the summit great!!
Darin07 - Sep 15, 2008 5:05 pm Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2008
My toes still hurtOk Im 13 and a climbed it but my boots were to small so my toe nails were pushed back into my toes. my good friend paul is really old and he climbed it up and down in i think two hours but my whole group made it.the last thousand feet in elevation sucked
cdog - Jul 31, 2008 1:02 am Date Climbed: Dec 17, 2003
all to ourselvesmy girlfriend and I made the winter break trip out from Oregon to visit GBNP. We hiked into Wheeler Pk campground from Lehman Creek and chose the best of the campsites available (the whole place was empty). The weather was a bit chilly the next morning, around 0degF, but the skies were clear. I found some brutal, dry, great basin powder gaining the north ridge. Once on the ridge, it was quick moving. By the time I made the summit, I was down to a single thermal longsleeve tee. Spectacular time to be at the park. My girlfriend could watch me most of the time I was on the ridge. We enjoyed another night at the vacant campground, then hiked out and had a fun time in Ely.
pschwerdt - Jul 21, 2008 5:24 pm Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2008
Great HikeStarted early @ 7:00, back down @ 11:30. Nice day hike, quite steep at the end, but well worth it. Great views, and my friend and I were the only people on top.
WyoNative - Jul 20, 2008 8:37 pm Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2008
Remote National ParkI found this peak to be a nice hike except for the uphill on the scree over the last mile or so.........Great Basin National Park is very remote. I had perfect weather and shared the summit with 4 other groups.
Garfimi - Jul 19, 2008 5:07 pm Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2008
Amazing!!!I had an amazing time at GBNP. Wheeler peak offers great views at the top. It was overcast the whole time. The trail is great, fairly easy climb. The last thousand feet is steep. I loved the alpine flowers that lined the trail along the way.
ScottyS - Jul 14, 2008 2:47 pm Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2008
Night HikeDid a night hike while on a fieldwork mission, I think 1:45 from trailhead to summit. Smoke obscured the moonlit view, guess I'll have to go back.
BradBartick - Jul 12, 2008 10:14 pm
Pretty nice jaunt for good viewsA likable peak and an easy route, if you leave out the long drive from Vegas.
peakrat76 - Apr 23, 2008 4:09 pm Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2006
Standard RouteEasy hike to summit from campground at base. Summit views rival Telescope Peak and Sierra Blanca (NM). Continued on to Jeff Davis and a not-so-fun descent down the North Ridge in a storm that seemed to have developed out of nowhere. I've climbed 35+ years and never saw a storm come up so quick.
JDrake - Apr 4, 2008 1:19 pm
Regular RouteWent with my family as a teenager. Started out just looking at the ancient trees and ended up convincing mom and dad to let me break away and keep going.
lcarreau - Dec 9, 2007 12:26 pm Date Climbed: Jun 6, 1990
Standard RouteIt was 17 years ago since I visited that place. I remember
seeing tons of deer beneath the peak. There was a "rock
shelter" and a Heliograph Station on the summit. I don't
know if its still there. The Bristlecone pines,
just a short distance below the summit, are incredible!
These mountains get plenty of lightning strikes during
the summer, and lots of snow in the winter.
Frankly45 - Nov 22, 2007 4:11 pm Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2007
Wonderful DayLeft the trailhead at 7:00 AM and were back at the trailhead at 11
:30 AM. It was a great day except for some wind on the summit ridge.
tombcronin - Oct 17, 2007 6:37 pm Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2002
WindyVery windy day; had to lean into it.
buzzdainer - Oct 14, 2007 2:59 pm Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2007
Standard RouteRelatively easy dayhike from the campground. Tons of wildflowers.
phydeux - Sep 27, 2007 12:09 am Date Climbed: Sep 7, 2007
Basic trail slog- good viewBasic Class 1 trail slog, but good view of the Spring Valley and out towards Utah.
JBRunyan - Sep 22, 2007 5:10 pm Date Climbed: Sep 21, 2007
Getting out of Sin CityMy buddy and I decided to get out of Las Vegas for a weekend and decided to climb Nevada's second highest. We ended up hiking up a rock slide gulley then hitting the ridge and following the trail to the summit. Pretty nice views, and it was the highest I have ever hiked to before.
pbogen - Sep 18, 2007 11:37 am Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2007
Standard RouteGreat weather besides the relentless winds. GBNP is a great place that is spare of crowds!