McClellan Peak & Gont Road via Powerline Road is an 11.3-mile out-and-back near Empire, NV. The route reaches McClellan Peak at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. It climbs 3,412 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi4,692 – 7,395 ft · steepest grade: 36%11.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.19795, -119.70966
Nearest town Empire, NV
Directions
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McClellan Peak & Gont Road via Powerline Road
11.3 mi · ▲ 3,412 ft · 5 hr 28 min
Elevation 4,692–7,396 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.19795, -119.70966
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 98°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Powerline Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left onto Lower Centennial Loop Connector, heading N.
- 3 miTurn right onto Goni Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Gont Road, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach McClellan Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Goni Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 3 miContinue straight onto Lower Centennial Loop Connector, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Powerline Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
24% dirt76% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 98°F64°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
100°60°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Wed
97°65°
Thu
98°65°
Fri
100°67°
Sat
99°68°
Sun
99°67°
Mon
98°65°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~161 min). Leave by 5:09 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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