Hot Springs Mountain via Juniper Valley Ranch Road
10.4 mi · ▲ 1,938 ft · 4 hr 26 min
Hot Springs Mountain via Juniper Valley Ranch Road is a 10.4-mile out-and-back near Stewart, NV. The route reaches Hot Springs Mountain at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It climbs 1,938 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Hot Springs Mountain via Juniper Valley Ranch Road
10.4 mi · ▲ 1,938 ft · 4 hr 26 min
Elevation 4,639–5,938 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.10610, -119.71514
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 96°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Juniper Valley Ranch Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Hot Springs Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.2 mi in (~172 min). Leave by 4:57 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Juniper Valley Ranch Road 4.4 mi · ▲ 571 ft
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