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51 summits • 9.9 mi • 2,819 ft gain • 6 hr 24 min
5 summits • 10.1 mi • 2,806 ft gain • 5 hr 29 min
1 summit • 8.7 mi • 2,786 ft gain • 9 hr 50 min
1 summit • 22.4 mi • 4,691 ft gain • 13 hr 27 min
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"Hike & Scramble Exporatory Hike led by Ash Ash. Ash & I were the only ones in the group. We started at Bonanza Trailhead in Cold Creek. We quickly left the trail to go straight up toward the peak. We joined the trail again at the ridge & proceeded to the peak. We went to the car (which we had left before the hike) at the Lower Bristcone Trailhead in Lee Canyon.
" — cindylouwho_lv • Jun 25, 2023
"Went out and bagged these two. Came up from camp bonanza and it was moderate to steep switchbacks to gain the ridge . Bonanza itself is very straightforward nice trail the whole way. Willow was not as strsightforward . I found staying as high as possible was the best move to get to Willow. The arch is a little less than halfway there you can get up the chute right past it and stay up the rest of the way. Did not find a log book on Willow . " — joshortman • Sep 30, 2022
"Everything went smoothly for the most part. The trail is well maintained and easy to follow. I started from Cold Creek and went up to the peak from there. Everything I'd read said this would be about an 8 mile hike but my watch logged almost 10 by the end. I'm not too sure if my watch was off or what I read was wrong but once I figured out I hadn't gone far enough yet I got there no problem. It's definitely a lot cooler at 10k feet than down in the valley!" — codyparks • Aug 28, 2021
"10.3.2020~McFarland Peak/Bonanza peak Big CW loop. 17 miles (5 mountaineering/12 trail), nearly 7,000’ gain, 8:45hrs. We didn’t get started til after 11am so we finished in the dark forest which was amazing. I underestimated the route distance by 6 miles so we were beyond exhausted and Jimmy was NOT happy with me. It was a Sufferfest of epic proportions. Early on, ‘‘twas a nightmare to fight our way through thick Scratchy brush that thrashed and sliced up our legs. I tweaked my back after a mile and had major spasms that immobilized me. It held us up for a half hour as we iced my back with my frozen bottle and massaged it with the hiking stick so I could move again.....It calmed down and we carried on. I was in pain the whole time but didn’t give up! Great day. Lots of wild horses, bones and switchbacks! Hot too...Oy! My husbands 1st McFarland Peak and my 4th. " — paula.raimondi • Oct 3, 2020
"7.9.2020~Bonanza Peak. EZ Workout day, 9.5 miles, 3,000’ gain, round trip in 3hrs. To the peak in 1:57hr. Showing some more love to the Northern end of the Spring Mtns. It was darn hot up there today! 91 deg at the start....car read 112 deg in Henderson on my way home. Oy. I counted 73 switchbacks on the way to the peak today. Jeez! Kept my mind occupied." — paula.raimondi • Jul 9, 2020
"While concentrating on the Spring Mountans for the next few days, I chose Bonanza Peak as the acclimatization hike. I took my time and enjoyed the day: 3.5 hours up and 2.5 hours down (I won't miss all the switchbacks)." — MikeTeeples • Jun 22, 2020
"My sister Heather & I first climbed this peak 11 years ago (almost to the day!) & I make the pilgrimage back up the trail every year around this time to see the beautiful flowers we discovered that day. There are cacti, lupine, Nuttall's linanthus, Cooper's rubberweed, flax, paintbrush, roses & more. It was nicely blooming this year, but still maybe a week from full bloom. I was having terrible nerve issues & lots of vertigo to the point of being nauseous, so went knowing I might not make it all the way. It was slow going at first, but I made it. Not many people up that way, so that was nice. Sadly, the original peak register we signed disappeared in 2014." — StudioHoodoo • Jul 6, 2019
"I've been wanting to hike the whole Bonanza Trail for a while, but my options were a 30+ mile backpack, or setting up 2 groups with a key swap. We decided to do the key swap option. Paula and I started from the Bonanza Trailhead in Cold Creek and followed it up and down all the way to where it ends at the Bristlecone Trail, then followed that to the Lower Bristlecone Trailhead. We bagged Bonanza Peak along the way. We met the other group of Amber, Tre-c, Phoebe and Jodie a little bit past Wood Spring, which was pretty dry. I had been up from Cold Creek up to the Bonanza Peak turnoff and had been up from Lower Bristlecone as far as the McFarland Peak turnoff, but had never traveled the section between, which was quite scenic! Paula and I 'scampered' as much of the downhill as my body would allow. Overall, this was a very fun day!" — Kevin • Aug 4, 2018
"Quick trip up the trail from Cold Creek. I do this every year around this time to see the flowers. Was a bit dry this year, so not the best flower year. Ran into Friends of NV Wilderness & Backcountry Horsemen doing trail work." — StudioHoodoo • Jun 24, 2018
"Didn't actually summit the Bonanza peak. We hiked over to the "Eagle Eye" arch on the opposite side of the saddle. From the Saddle, we scrambled NW along the opposite ridge line. There is a huge arch about a mile (or so) from the saddle at about 10,000 elevation. There is a summit register located in a rock pile under the arch." — jeffhedrick • Jun 5, 2017