Prison Hill is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Stewart, NV. The route reaches Prison Hill. It climbs 1,448 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi4,698 – 5,725 ft · steepest grade: 31%4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.10787, -119.71563
Nearest town Stewart, NV
Directions
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Prison Hill
4.3 mi · ▲ 1,448 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Elevation 4,697–5,725 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.10787, -119.71563
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1 miPass Prison Hill.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Prison Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 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.
Trail surface
38% dirt62% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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