Hike to Wheeler Peak Summit | Great Basin National Park, Nevada
Join us as we hike on the Alpine Lakes Loop Trail to the summit of Wheeler Peak in Great Basin National Park, Nevada. Despite some major smoke haze from the fires raging in California, we had an amazing day on this mountain.
My hope is to provide you with all the distances, waypoints and elevations to help you safely plan your own summit. Make no mistake, the last mile to mile and a half is a real bruiser of the lungs and legs, so be prepared with plenty of water and focus on your deep, mindful breathes.
Enjoy!
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GPS DISCLAIMER:
Please note that the GPS data you see in this video has inaccuracies. I used multiple GPS trackers and it is quite difficult to get pinpoint accuracy. The information you see in the beginning TRAIL INFORMATION slide has the accurate data.
If you would like to download the GPX file, please click here
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Great Basin National Park - Hike to Wheeler Peak, Incredible Views!
Wheeler Peak, elevation 13,065 feet, a mountain of the Great Basin, in the Western United States. The hike is 8.5 miles round trip with an elevation gain of 3,100 feet.
Great Basin National Park
Great Basin National Park is one of the system's greatest hidden gems. Located in the remote Nevada desert, on the Utah border, Great Basin features a wide range of environments, from high desert to alpine lakes.
Great Basin National Park
Our weekend in the beautiful wilderness of Nevada. Places we went: Alpine Lakes Trail, Wheeler Peak Campground, & Glacier Trail
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Ezra Camps at Great Basin National Park and Hikes Glacier Trail Aug 18-21, 2012
Driving to Great Basin National Park this summer for a couple of nights camping, and hiking the Glacier Trail and Alpine Lakes trail. While hiking we experienced thunderstorms and even a little bit of hail/sleet! This is a special place, with the 3000 year old Bristlecone Pines, you start to commune with the earth and realize that the empty expanses, the open road, the mystery of the distant, the silence of the in-between, all stand witness to the slowness of time.
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Mount Moriah in eastern Nevada - A Trail Guide (trailer)
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The Northern Snake Range is one of the more beautiful, and isolated mountain ranges in the Great Basin area of Eastern Nevada. This area offers pristine hiking and camping in terrains that range from desert canyons, deciduous forests, alpine valleys, and rocky slopes far above the tree line. To top off the hiking and camping, an excellent and easy climb to the top of 12000 foot Mount Moriah offers a fantastic view of the mountains of Nevada and the deserts of Utah.
This program is intended to be a guide on hiking one of the many trails through the Northern Snake Range and includes the summit of Mount Moriah. From this video, you will find out where the Snake Range is located, how to get to the trail head, and which trails to take. Extensive use of topo maps, 3-D graphics of the area, and place names will help you find the way through this isolated area. Intermixed with route finding information will be video samples that show all of the different sections of the hike. This will give you a good idea on what to expect in this area, and also give you a sample of some of the beautiful scenery that can be found in this wilderness area.
In the Wild Region for 7 Nights - Alpine Lake Fishing and Backpacking with my Son
EPIC REMOTE WILDERNESS ADVENTURE - 8 DAYS IN THE WILD REGION, ALPINE LAKE FISHING AND BACKPACKING! This extreme backpacking excursion takes place in a Primitive Rocky Mountain Wilderness Range in the Western United States. We, father and son, went backpacking deep into the uninhabited in search of Alpine Lake Fishing. We adventured up high, traversing the Continental Divide twice and its passes towering over 11K feet, where we had to use high altitude extreme survival skills. We lived 8 days in the wild-set up six different wilderness camps. Each were nestled next to pristine waters teeming with wild trout. Once we were settled in our camps, we excitedly broke out our fishing poles and began the uncut angling we had struggled for. The remote alpine lake fishing was awesome! The fishing aligned with the scenery, unparalleled! I captured this jaw-dropping wilderness film on 4K video, enjoy! Check out my Channel FIKE and HISH, where there are many more Alpine lake fishing and backpacking 4K videos to experience. Watch next: Wind River Range Wyoming Remote Alpine Lake Fishing and Backpacking, click here: Make a financial contribution-- For recurring contributions: - For a one time contribution: P.S. This was one of the best fishing and backpacking trips we have ever done and would highly recommend it to you.
Polecat Creek Crossing WY
Polecat Creek Crossing, hike towards Huckleberry Springs, Yellowstone NP, Wyoming, it was thermally warmed, which was a very good thing!
Great Basin National Park 4k Sony AX53 Video
Great Basin National Park truly is Eden in the Desert. After hours of driving through the remote Utah desert on Highway 50 -- America's Loneliest Road -- we crossed the Nevada state line and soon found ourselves confronted by an unexpected vision: An actual tree-fringed mountainous area. Great Basin National Park is a gem in the Basin and Range. Within an hours drive in the park, you can set off on a challenging hike to the top of Wheeler Peak (13,065 feet), stand in a glacial cirque, marvel at thousands-of-years-old bristlecone pines, butterflies and wildflowers, cool your feet in stunning alpine lakes and rivers, and, believe it or not, walk underground through a cave full of exotic stalactites, stalagmites and shield formations. Camping in the park also opens up a nights of spectacular sky gazing. Thank you to all the friendly and knowledgeable National Park Service employees for making our stay an experience of a lifetime. Larry Richardson created this 4k video for RichardsonArtPhotographyStore.com using a Sony FDR-AX53 camcorder and Apple Final Cut Pro X editing software.
Great Basin National Park Lower Lehman Caves Camping Nevada
What is the Great Basin?
Defining the Great Basin begins with a choice: are you looking at the way the water flows (hydrographic), the way the landscape formed (geologic), or the resident plants and animals (biologic)? Each of these definitions will give you a slightly different geographic boundary of the Great Basin, but the hydrographic definition is the most commonly used.
The Hydrographic Great Basin is a 200,000 square mile area that drains internally. All precipitation in the region evaporates, sinks underground or flows into lakes (mostly saline). Creeks, streams, or rivers find no outlet to either the Gulf of Mexico or the Pacific Ocean. The region is bounded by the Wasatch Mountains to the east, the Sierra Nevada to the west, and the Snake River Plain to the north. The south rim is less distinct. The Great Basin includes most of Nevada, half of Utah, and sections of Idaho, Wyoming, Oregon, and California. The term Great Basin is slightly misleading; the region is actually made up of many small basins. The Great Salt Lake, Pyramid Lake, and the Humboldt Sink are a few of the drains in the Great Basin.
The Basin and Range region is the product of geological forces stretching the earth's crust, creating many north-south trending mountain ranges. These ranges are separated by flat valleys or basins. These hundreds of ranges make Nevada the most mountainous state in the country.
The Great Basin Desert is defined by plant and animal communities. The climate is affected by the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Mountains. It is a temperate desert with hot, dry summers and snowy winters. The valleys are dominated by sagebrush and shadescale. The biologic communities on the mountain ranges differ with elevation, and the individual ranges act as islands isolated by seas of desert vegetation. Because the Great Basin exhibits such drastic elevation changes from its valleys to its peaks, the region supports an impressive diversity of species, from those adapted to the desert to those adapted to forest and alpine environments.
Great Basin National Park preserves a small representative piece of this entire region. FOLLOW MOUNTAIN DO
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Troy Peak, NV, panorama
Troy Peak, NV, panorama
Nevada: Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada of the United States. Lying at 6,225 ft (1,897 m), it straddles the state line between California and Nevada, west of Carson City. Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America, and at 122,160,280 acre⋅ft (150,682,490 dam3) trails only the five Great Lakes as the largest by volume in the United States. Its depth is 1,645 ft (501 m), making it the second deepest in the United States after Crater Lake in Oregon (1,945 ft (593 m)).
The lake was formed about two million years ago as part of the Lake Tahoe Basin, with the modern extent being shaped during the ice ages. It is known for the clarity of its water and the panorama of surrounding mountains on all sides. The area surrounding the lake is also referred to as Lake Tahoe, or simply Tahoe. More than 75% of the lake's watershed is national forest land, comprising the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit of the United States Forest Service.
Lake Tahoe is a major tourist attraction in both Nevada and California. It is home to winter sports, summer outdoor recreation, and scenery enjoyed throughout the year. Snow and ski resorts are a significant part of the area's economy and reputation. The Nevada side also offers large casinos, with highways providing year-round access to the entire area.
Approximately two-thirds of the shoreline is in California. The south shore is dominated by the lake's largest city, South Lake Tahoe, California, which adjoins the town of Stateline, Nevada, while Tahoe City, California, is located on the lake's northwest shore. Although highways run within sight of the lake shore for much of Tahoe's perimeter, many important parts of the shoreline lie within state parks or are protected by the United States Forest Service. The Lake Tahoe Watershed (USGS Huc 18100200) of 505 sq mi (1,310 km2) includes the land area that drains to the lake and the Lake Tahoe drainage divide traverses the same general area as the Tahoe Rim Trail.
Lake Tahoe is fed by 63 tributaries. These drain an area about the same size as the lake and produce half its water, with the balance entering as rain or snow falling directly on it.
The Truckee River is the lake's only outlet, flowing northeast through Reno, Nevada, into Pyramid Lake which has no outlet. It accounts for one third of the water that leaves the lake, the rest evaporating from the lake's vast surface. The flow of the Truckee River and the height of the lake are controlled by the Lake Tahoe Dam at the outlet. The natural rim is at 6,223 ft (1,897 m) above sea level, with a spillway at the dam controlling overflow. The maximum legal limit, to which the lake can be allowed to rise in order to store water, is at 6,229.1 ft (1,898.6 m). Around New Year 1996/1997 a Pineapple Express atmospheric river melted snow and caused the lake and river to overflow, inundating Reno and surrounding areas.
The 1974 film The Godfather Part II used the lakeside estate Fleur de Lac as the location of several scenes, including the elaborate First Communion celebration, the Senator's shakedown attempt of Michael, the assassination attempt on Michael, Michael disowning Fredo, Carmela Corleone's funeral, Fredo's death while fishing, and the closing scene of Michael sitting alone outside.
Silver State Sights Episode 15: Great Basin National Park
In the 15th episode of this series for KOLO 8, I visit the only national park entirely within the state of Nevada.
Red Cliffs Desert Spring Preserve - Hike with water, canyons, indian grounds and dinosaur tracks
The Red Cliffs National Conservation Area is a 44,724-acre National Conservation Area located in southwest Utah near St. George at the northeastern-most edge of the Mojave Desert. To get to this hike, take the exit 22 (Leeds) off I-15, just north of Hurricane Utah.
Wheeler Peak at Great Basin National Park, Nevada.
We always wanted to make it to Great Basin National Park to see what all the fuss was about. We decided to make the drive up to Wheeler Peak at the 10,000 foot elevation mark, it was very pretty and was great to get away from Vegas. The trees were very beautiful, the air was crisp, clean but very thin and somewhat difficult to breathe. The campsite was very nice with the exception of the horrific smelling vault toilets as they appeared to be overly full and do for a much needed emptying. The drive up the Wheeler Peak really challenged the Expedition with the camper behind it, the air was very thin and the 5.4 liter engine was working overtime to make it up there! We also went on the Lehman Cave tour, this was an EXCELLENT tour and I highly recommend doing the full tour! Get there early since the tours fill up fast! We had mule deer come right up to the campsite at Wheeler Peak. We only stayed for one night and then it was off to Cave Lake, NV where we stayed for 3 more days. The air is easier the breathe at 7,500 range and there was plenty of fishing.
The Bristlecone Grove/Glacier Trail, Great Basin National Park. Baker - Nevada
This moderate route will lead visitors past two of the most scenic spots in Great Basin National Park, the Bristlecone Pine Grove, and the Wheeler Peak Glacier. Both of these spots are well worth the visit, and many will enjoy the route that leads to them.
There is very little shade after the first 1.5 miles, and the summer sun can be brutal. There are some rocky sections towards the end - careful of your ankles!
The pristine beauty of Great Basin National Park is particularly highlighted along the Bristlecone-Glacier Trail, a combination of the Ice Field Glacier Trail and the Bristlecone Interpretive Trail. If you choose to hike both trails, and you really should do them both, your roundtrip hiking distance will be 4.6 miles from the parking lot near the Wheeler Peak Campground. The Bristlecone Trail leads to a side trail, an interpretive loop, 1.4 miles from the trailhead, which winds through an ancient bristlecone pine grove where signs explain the lives and significance of these ancient trees. One sign reads: Born 1300 B.C. Died 1700 A.D., describing a tree that lived 3000 years and is still standing, its twisted trunk burnished to a sweet golden brown, much like wood that has been painstakingly polished by a carpenter. Bristlecone pines are the oldest living trees known in the world, and they are found near timberline in the mountains of Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California, and northern Arizona. Standing in the presence of these gnarled old trees brings out a reverence in just about everyone who visits a Bristlecone grove, where you can’t help but feel respect and awe for something that has graced the face of the earth for so many years. After visiting the pines interpretive site, continue on the path towards the glacier. The two trails rejoin at a signed junction, and the Bristlecone-Glacier Trail continues up the moraine. The only trees that survive here are bristlecone pine, limber pine, and Englemann spruce. Tundra plants are the only other vegetation that can survive in this stark canyon carved by ice. Keep hiking and you will soon be surrounded by a glacier-hollowed valley enclosed by sheer cliffs, this is the Wheeler Cirque with the summit of Wheeler Peak in full view. At the far end lies the glacier, the Great Basin’s only permanent glacier and one of the southernmost in the country. If you make the effort to reach the Bristlecone grove, do yourself a favor and make the extra effort to reach the glacier—we were surprised to see people turn around at the interpretive trail. It is just another mile to the glacier, a short way to walk to see an amazing phenomenon, a permanent icefield just a few miles from the desert.
The Lexington Arch, The Great Basin National Park
At the south end of the Great Basin National park is the Lexington Arch Area, a great hike with breathtaking views.
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13,000 ft Wheeler Peak Hike | Great Basin National Park (GoPro)
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Great Basin NP campsite
Greg's favorite campground in the Great Basin NP