Distance

4.2 mi to summit

8.6 mi total

Elevation

10,192 ft start

13,024 ft max

Vertical

2,817 ft gain

Time

4 hr 5 min to summit

7 hr 52 min total

Finally, I've summited Wheeler Peak. Steep. So steep. And I'm out of shape because I've been sitting on my duff to finish my Ph.D. for the last 7 months. Also, Covid. But I did it! We did it! Wheeler is now a thing I have done. I need to come back and get Doso Doyabi (formerly Jeff Davis peak) and Bald nearby, and the other LVMC 50 peaks in the Great Basin/Snake Range area, but it was really meaningful to me to have my first peak post-Ph.D be Wheeler Peak, and almost 4 years later to the day from the first time I tried.

Route name

Wheeler Peak Summit Trail

out-and-back
Obstacles

no info yet

Key gear

GPS device