Via Queens Canyon Route (1992 Report)

[highpointersclub]

[Ed: Imported from Americas Roof ‘Summit Trip Reports’ forum]

[By: Dinesh Desai on April 28 2004 at 11:22 AM]

[Link: http://www.network54.com/Forum/198362/message/1083165779/Via+Queens+Canyon+Route+%281992+Report%29]

http://www.climber.org/TripReports/1992/5.html

[highpointersclub]

Queen Mine Follow Up from cohp discussion

[Ed: Imported from Americas Roof ‘Summit Trip Reports’ forum]

[By: Andy Martin on April 28 2004 at 11:25 AM]

[Link: http://www.network54.com/Forum/198362/message/1083165919/Queen+Mine+Follow+Up+from+cohp+discussion]

essage: 16
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 23:36:47 EDT
From: andyadit@aol.com
Subject: Boundary NV, James tames DE, any press in good press ??

>>From: Hans Haustein
>>I am hiking Mt. Whitney this summer in early July and wanted to pick up
>>Boundary Peak since I will be in the area. The question I have, how
>>far can you drive the approach road without 4-WD.

(Andy)
As Mike, Dinesh, and Greg have mentioned, you should
consider the alternate route to the Queen Mine, then
up a jeep road to near 10,000′, then along easy ridge
following horse trails, and then a final grind to the top.

To add some additional info, we had 3 passenger cars at the
Queen mine in about 1996. Unless road has started to wash out,
you should still be able to get there. You can bush camp
right at the mine, but watch for ticks in sagebrush near water.

With 4wd you could drive to 10,000′ – a real dream come true

I tried this with wife’s Honda, but only got 100-200 or so feet
above the mine until we stopped in a cloud of dust.

[highpointersclub]

More Discussion From highpointers email group

[Ed: Imported from Americas Roof ‘Summit Trip Reports’ forum]

[By: Stuart Rudolph on April 28 2004 at 11:27 AM]

[Link: http://www.network54.com/Forum/198362/message/1083166060/More+Discussion+From+highpointers+email+group]

From: “Rudolph, Stuart E” <Stuart.Rudolph@landsend.com>
Subject: RE: Boundary Peak Nevada

Hans, we made it up the Queen’s Canyon road (north side) all the way to the mine in a small rental car. Past that, even 4WD might not be enough. That was only about a 30 min hike to the saddle where you enter the wilderness area and turn west to gain the ridge. I can’t speak for the Kings Canyon route, but we liked this one, it had lots of high altitude walking on the ridge and good views of Bristlecone Pine forests. We did it two days after Whitney, and wished we’d had an extra rest day. It is a tough climb. pay attention to the directions when coming down, it is easy to get lost, lots of confusing ridges. Stayed at a very cool B&B with private outdoor hot tubs in Benton Springs, CA (on the border) the night before.

Stuart

[Author]

Posts