Prison Hill–Prison Hill Recreation Access, 3 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Silver Saddle Ranch near Pinyon Hills, NV. The route reaches Prison Hill at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 1,111 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi4,607 – 5,725 ft · steepest grade: 31%4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.14269, -119.71239
Nearest town Pinyon Hills, NV
Directions
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Prison Hill–Prison Hill Recreation Access, 3 sights
4 mi · ▲ 1,111 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 4,608–5,725 ft
Out & Back · Silver Saddle Ranch
Trailhead: 39.14269, -119.71239
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Prison Hill Recreation Access, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Prison Hill Trail, heading S.
- 1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Prison Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right onto Prison Hill Recreation Access, heading N.
- 0.4 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
65% dirt8% gravel27% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 8:09 PM
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