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Desert Peach via Prison Hill Trail - West is a 5.9-mile out-and-back near Stewart, NV. It climbs 1,374 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi4,751 – 5,555 ft · steepest grade: 31%6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.11393, -119.73900
Nearest town Stewart, NV

Directions

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Desert Peach via Prison Hill Trail - West

5.9 mi · ▲ 1,374 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Elevation 4,750–5,555 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.11393, -119.73900

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 96°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 150 ftBear right onto Prison Hill Trail - West, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  13. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Unknown, heading NW.
  14. 100 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  15. 450 ftSharp right onto Desert Peach, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  20. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Prison Hill Trail - West, heading S.
  24. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  26. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

36% dirt64% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 96°F65°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
100°65°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Wed 96°65°
Thu 99°61°
Fri 99°62°
Sat 99°63°
Sun 99°62°
Mon 98°59°

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