A
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Angel
Lake(ow) -PVD 8400ft- popular
climb to a dessert alpine lake with late
snow in the Ruby Range.
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Aniversary
Mine s(u) -UNP 2160ft- short jeep
trail track to an old old mine in the
hills above Lake Mead |
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Austin
Crest Trail s(u) -TRAIL 8850ft-
this trail along the crest of the
Toiyabe Range is a well marked cycling
attraction |
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Austin
Summit -PVD 7484ft- a short paved
climb to the the Austin Crest trailhead,
also part of the US50 transcontinental
bike route |
B
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Bailey
Pass -UNP 6810ft- classic northern
basin and range views, complete with a
salty lake bottom
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Basque
Summit -UNP 7440ft- a section of
the historic Old Overland Route |
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Boulder
City s(u) -PVD 2520ft- historic
tourist town above Lake Mead is also a
small cycling summit with a scenic paved
bike trail |
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Buffalo
Summit -UNP 6860ft- low isolated
summit at the northern end of the
Desatoya Mtns. Makes a great day loop
with Carroll Pass.
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| C |
Carroll
Summit -PVD 7425ft- this
isolated scenic summit is an alternative
to a part of the US50 transcontinental
bike route |
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Confidence
Mine s(u) -UNP- a small high
abandoned mine located on the Utah -
Nevada boundary
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Connors
Pass -PVD 7728ft- highest
point on US50 bike route in Nevada |
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Coyote
Summit -PVD 5604ft- small summit
on the Etraterrestrial Highway, skirting
Nellis air force base |
| D |
Daggett
Pass -PVD 7334ft- connects
Carson Valley with Lake Tahoe and can be
combined with other passes in a loop
dayride |
E
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Earthquake
Faults Rd s(u) -UNP 6320ft- a
small climb on bike friendly surface
through the dessert between Fallon and
Austin, with a possible side trip walk
to a view point doubling as transmission
tower.
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East
Railroad Springs RSd via Silver Peak
Railroad Springs Rd(sh) -UNP
5760ft small, shallow and sandy dessert
summit with far stretching views in the
Goldfield HIlls
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Emigrant
Pass -TRAIL 7600ft- a short
section of the historic Overland Route
between Austin and Austin Summit |
| F |
FR002
Toiyabe Range s(u) -UNP 8580ft-
dirt road through the heart of the
Toiyabe Range with a short very steep
section |
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FR14
Manhattan s(u) -UNP 7600ft-
shallow dirt road climb through an old
mining town in the Toquima Range, north
of Tonopah
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FR26
Powell Canyon s(u) -unp 8380ft-
possible way to make a loop out of Lucky
Boy Pass, even if it's a bit sandy
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FR489 Simpson Park Mtns s(u)
-UNP 7040ft- gravel ride near US50 from
the Hickinson Petroplyphs area with
great views of the Toyabee Range
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FR59438
Cooper Canyon s(u) -UNP
8640ft- this eastern part of
Nevada near Great Basin National Park
has some of the best dessert scenery in
Nevada |
G
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Garden
Pass -PVD 6680ft- small climb
crossing the old Pony Express route
north of Eureka
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Genoa
Peak Rd s(u) -UNP 8720ft- this
dirt road follows the Carson Range above
Lake Tahoe, parallel to the Tahoe Rim
Trail |
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Goldfield
Summit -PVD 6040ft- extremely
gentle but actually quite high divide
between Goldfield and Las Vegas on I95
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H
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Hancock
Summit -PVD 5610ft- large groves
of Joshua Trees in the Tikaboo Valley on
the west side make this summit stick in
memory |
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Henderson
Summit -UNP 7165ft- long and
shallor gravel pass, that follows the
old Pony Express route for a short time
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| L |
Lake
Mead Boulevard s(u) -PVD 2440ft
-scenic entrance to Las Vegas through a
low gap in the Sunrise Mountains |
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Lake
Mead North Shore Rd s(u) -2400ft
-PVD the smoothest of pavements
imaginable leads through stark,
fascinating dessert north of Lake Mead |
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Little
Antelope Summit -PVD 7438ft- one
of many desert "pancake summits" on US50
bike route |
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Lucky
Boy Pass -UNP 8040ft- smooth, high
gravel climb on an active mining road,
above the biggest munition depository in
the world
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| M |
Manhattan
Gap s(u) -UNP 7240ft- a point on
the Silver State Trail between Pioche
and an extenisve dry lake bed
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McKinney
Tanks Summit -PVD 6390ft- the
middle bump on a shallow roller coaster
on US6, east of Tonopah
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Meloy
Summit -UNP 6800ft- isolated
Basin/ Range east-west pass between
Pioche and Ely |
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Montezuma
s(u) -UNP 7420ft- mining district
summit in the Goldfield Hills with great
views of the White Mtns in California
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N
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Nv158 Charleston Loop Rd s(u)
-PVD 8427ft- sensastional high road loop
to ski area outside of Las Vegas
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| O |
Oak
Springs Summit -PVD 6240ft-
isolated basin/range road through joshua
trees and scenic dessert |
| P |
Pancake
Summit -PVD 6492ft- the name says
it all. I met a transcontinental cyclist
on this section of US50 |
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Pete's
Summit -UNP 7770ft- sometimes the
monotonous verges on the spectacular |
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Panaca
Summit -PVD straight and gentle
road summit, crossing the state line to
Utah
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Patterson
Pass -UNP 7400ft- this pass picks
a very scenic spot in the Schell Creek
Range to make its crossing. There is a
BLM recreation area on the east side. |
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Pinto
Summit -PVD 7350ft- there is a
grocery store waiting on the west side;
this can be something to look forward to
on US 50 in Nevada |
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Pioche s(u)
-PVD 6240ft- the historic mining town
Pioche is on top of this hill |
| R |
Robinson
Pass -PVD 7539ft- nice view during
late light back towards Ely |
| S |
Sacramento
Pass -PVD 7146ft- US50
passes by the highest Peak in Nevada, a
national park and a vast, interesting
dessert valley |
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Sand
Springs Pass -PVD 4740ft- small
summit on US50 with a large sand dune
recreation area on its west side.
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Secret
Pass -UNP 4940ft- dessert summit
with a lookout on top, in a narrow strip
of land between an air force range and
I95
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Simee
Dimeh Summit -PVD 5987- a small
summit with a lot of traffic. But it can
be part of a loop ride over Daggett
Pass. A forest fire broke out while I
rode over this point. |
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Saulsbury
Summit -PVD 6560ft- one of may
gentle US6 summits between Tonopah and
Ely
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| T |
The
Summit -UNP 2727ft- rough dirt
road through Joshua trees and the Mormon
Mountains, east of Las Vegas |
U
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US6
Tonopah s(u) -PVD 6200ft- first on
a serious of small bumps on US6, as it
heads out of Tonopah, Ely bound
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| V |
Valley
of Fire s(u) -PVD 3040ft- a gentle
climb through Valley of Fire State Park,
east of Las Vegas |
W
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Warm
Springs Summit -PVD 6280ft- one of
many gentle US6 summits between Tonopah
and Ely
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Wheeler
Peak Scenic Drive s(u) (ow) -PVD
10160ft: the highest paved road in
Nevada climbs into Basin and Range
National Park. |
