National Forest Development Road 047 & Upper Whites Creek Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Sundown Town, NV. It climbs 695 ft. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi5,942 – 6,651 ft4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: National Forest Development Road 047 39.38330, -119.83796
Nearest town Sundown Town, NV
Directions
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National Forest Development Road 047 & Upper Whites Creek Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 695 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 5,943–6,649 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: National Forest Development Road 047 · 39.38330, -119.83796
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start on National Forest Development Road 047, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Upper Whites Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto National Forest Development Road 047, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Upper Whites Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Jones/Whites Creek Loop, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach National Forest Development Road 047, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Upper Whites Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto National Forest Development Road 047, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Upper Whites Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto National Forest Development Road 047, heading E.
- 300 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
6% paved3% dirt91% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
More from National Forest Development Road 047 Trailhead
- Dry Pond Trail–National Forest Development Road 047, 4 sights 9.9 mi · ▲ 1,905 ft
- Upper Whites Creek Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 641 ft
- Marilyn's Pond–Galena trail, 5 sights 13 mi · ▲ 2,832 ft
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