Upper Whites Creek Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Sundown Town, NV. It climbs 641 ft. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi5,998 – 6,651 ft3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: National Forest Development Road 047 39.38345, -119.84007
Nearest town Sundown Town, NV
Directions
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Upper Whites Creek Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 641 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 5,997–6,649 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: National Forest Development Road 047 · 39.38345, -119.84007
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 86°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start on Upper Whites Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto National Forest Development Road 047, heading SW.
- 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 Upper Whites Creek Trail, 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 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
4% dirt96% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 86°F60°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity15%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
91°67°
Wed
91°66°
Thu
94°62°
Fri
94°64°
Sat
94°65°
Sun
93°64°
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More from National Forest Development Road 047 Trailhead
- National Forest Development Road 047 & Upper Whites Creek Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 695 ft
- Dry Pond Trail–National Forest Development Road 047, 4 sights 9.9 mi · ▲ 1,905 ft
- Marilyn's Pond–Galena trail, 5 sights 13 mi · ▲ 2,832 ft
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