Excellent page. I like Nevada. Outside the Rubies, Snakes, Springs, none of the mountains are crowded (but I haven't been to the ones around Reno). Nice job.
Oh, you are the man! That is a much better one. I was going to suggest you post to the CA thread to solicit input once you put up the basic page. That way you can get 20 hands hunting up relevant links to their favorite haunts and resources.
Gangolf Haub - May 17, 2005 10:46 am - Voted 10/10
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Thumbs up for number 47! I'm amazed that you Americans keep statistics on everything.
Radek, there is a reference made to Granite Peak (p. 363 )in the Sierra Club totebook, "Hiking the Great Basin" by John Hart. The reference is limited and not of much value. Matt's directions are the best thing I've seen.
I have seen nothing anywhere else that mentions this part of the state so there is plenty of opportunity for some future guidebook writer to develop something. : )
I loved them--I had a blast just hitting half a dozen or so over the three days I was out last time, and I came home regretting not having headed out there before. I'll definitely have to head back for King Lear, the other Granite, Star etc. in the fall...
Has anyone who climbed Granite Peak seen a yellow-bellied marmot near the peak? The reason I ask is that I am doing a study in which I am re-surveying sites formerly surveyed by the late E. R. Hall (who wrote the Mammals of Nevada) during the early 20th century. In his records for August 2, 1936, Hall states that one of his assistants found marmot scats near the peak. Unfortunately, I have not had a chance to climb the peak. Any information you have on marmots in the Granite Range (the one north of Gerlach) would be greatly appreciated. -Chris
PS In fact, I am interested in any marmot observations from the Gerlach area. Thanks!
Dean - May 16, 2005 9:28 pm - Voted 10/10
Untitled CommentNice page Matthew. This one ranks #47 on the Nevada prominence peak list as notedHERE
This one brings up a link to the peak. Nice maps and pics.
Matthew Holliman - May 16, 2005 10:06 pm - Hasn't voted
Untitled CommentThanks! I figured it had to be ranked as pretty prominent by that metric, but hadn't seen that particular list.
mtwashingtonmonroe - May 16, 2005 10:25 pm - Voted 10/10
Untitled CommentVery nicely done!
-Britt
Scott - May 16, 2005 11:10 pm - Voted 10/10
Untitled CommentExcellent page. I like Nevada. Outside the Rubies, Snakes, Springs, none of the mountains are crowded (but I haven't been to the ones around Reno). Nice job.
Bob Burd - May 16, 2005 11:51 pm - Voted 10/10
Untitled CommentBut what about Pipsqueak Spire? :-)
Matthew Holliman - May 17, 2005 12:19 am - Hasn't voted
Untitled CommentIn due course, unless I can guilt you into doing it first. I'm starting on the Eastern Sierra logistical page...
Bob Burd - May 17, 2005 1:39 am - Voted 10/10
Untitled CommentOh, you are the man! That is a much better one. I was going to suggest you post to the CA thread to solicit input once you put up the basic page. That way you can get 20 hands hunting up relevant links to their favorite haunts and resources.
Gangolf Haub - May 17, 2005 10:46 am - Voted 10/10
Untitled CommentThumbs up for number 47! I'm amazed that you Americans keep statistics on everything.
Joseph Bullough - May 17, 2005 3:37 pm - Voted 10/10
Untitled Commentrpc - May 17, 2005 4:19 pm - Voted 10/10
Untitled CommentNice page.
Any guidebooks you could add?
Matthew Holliman - May 17, 2005 5:08 pm - Hasn't voted
Untitled CommentThanks for the vote. I don't know of any guidebooks that cover this.
Dean - May 18, 2005 10:12 pm - Voted 10/10
Untitled CommentRadek, there is a reference made to Granite Peak (p. 363 )in the Sierra Club totebook, "Hiking the Great Basin" by John Hart. The reference is limited and not of much value. Matt's directions are the best thing I've seen.
I have seen nothing anywhere else that mentions this part of the state so there is plenty of opportunity for some future guidebook writer to develop something. : )
rpc - May 20, 2005 11:35 am - Voted 10/10
Untitled CommentTHanks for the info. Dean.....now I just gotta consult my library index to see if we own this "piece" already :)
ScottyS - May 18, 2005 7:53 pm - Voted 10/10
Untitled CommentGreat post, Matthew! I see you found this old-school deer-hunting paradise... So how do you like desert peaks so far?
Matthew Holliman - May 19, 2005 4:21 pm - Hasn't voted
Untitled CommentI loved them--I had a blast just hitting half a dozen or so over the three days I was out last time, and I came home regretting not having headed out there before. I'll definitely have to head back for King Lear, the other Granite, Star etc. in the fall...
Alpinist - May 19, 2005 12:46 am - Voted 10/10
Untitled CommentNice job.
McCannster - May 23, 2005 11:26 pm - Voted 10/10
Untitled CommentI really want to climb this mountain. I've been to Gerlach, and Granite Peak looked really cool.
greatbasinmarmots - Aug 24, 2017 1:24 pm - Hasn't voted
marmots on Granite Pk (Gerlach area)?Has anyone who climbed Granite Peak seen a yellow-bellied marmot near the peak? The reason I ask is that I am doing a study in which I am re-surveying sites formerly surveyed by the late E. R. Hall (who wrote the Mammals of Nevada) during the early 20th century. In his records for August 2, 1936, Hall states that one of his assistants found marmot scats near the peak. Unfortunately, I have not had a chance to climb the peak. Any information you have on marmots in the Granite Range (the one north of Gerlach) would be greatly appreciated. -Chris
PS In fact, I am interested in any marmot observations from the Gerlach area. Thanks!