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The North Fork of Dolomite Canyon begins at 7,090' on a ridgeline dropping west from Towne Peak. Coming down the ridge at 6,720' are the remains of a USAF SA-2 Albatross aircraft which was on a training mission from Mountain Home when it crashed in 1953. Below the plane crash, the North Fork of Dolomite Canyon forms a spectacularly rugged, scenic canyon. In March, Jerry Boggs, Brian & Matt Webb and Tom Budlong joined me on a descent down this canyon from Towne Peak. In the upper portion of the canyon are two rappels. In the middle, the canyon opens up for a mile and can be easily walked. The lower portion contains six more rappels before the canyon joins the main Dolomite Canyon at 3,900'. The following is information on the rappels in the canyon: Rappel No. 1, 70' high at 5,510'; Rappel No. 2, 35' high at 5,410'; Rappel No. 3, 45' high at 4,580'; Rappel No. 4, 85' high "The Slot" at 4,480' is a very distinctive 20' wide, 15' deep, and 85' high smooth vertical indentation in the rock face; Rappel No. 5, 80' high at 4,360'; Rappel No. 6, 30' high at 4,240'; Rappel No. 7, 20' high at 4,180'; Rappel No. 8, 40' high at 3,980' has a 15' overhang. |
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| Blue Dick Peak (9,284') is
located in the Palmetto Mountains section of the Silver Peak Range in Nevada.
The Silver Peak Range has many interesting peaks such as Piper Peak (the
highpoint at 9,450 feet and also a nice hike), Red Mountain, Palmetto Mountain
and Magruder Mountain (some consider Magruder a separate range!). These summits
provide excellent views of the White-Inyo Range, Last Chance Mountain, and many
distant Nevada peaks. On a chilly Saturday morning, my dad (Ed Zdon Sr.) and I left Bishop and headed over Westgard Pass, through Fish Lake Valley, and up highway 266 to a dirt road which heads up a canyon southwest of Blue Dick Peak. We passed a mine which has seen some recent activity and drove on about 1/2 mile (elevation about 7,400'). We started hiking cross-country over easy pinyon-covered terrain, at times encountering and following mining exploration roads. By the time we were half way up and above the we were in knee-deep snow. We trudged through the snow finally reaching the summit a couple of hours after starting. We dug around in the snow on the summit but could not find a register. All the surrounding ranges were snow covered and the scenery was magnificent. Our hike down went quite nicely, and we reached the car just as a rain/sleet shower started. This is definitely a nice peak, and a weekend of hiking up the summits of the Silver Peak Range would certainly be a worthwhile trip! |
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INYO MOUNTAINS - PAT KEYES CANYON DESCENT April 29-May 4, 1992 *** Steve Smith |
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As part of the 4th annual California State Trails Week program, I scheduled a BLM volunteer project to do trail work in Pat Keyes Canyon. Pat Keyes Canyon is a major canyon on the east side of the Inyo Mountains which leaves the Inyo crest about two miles north of Mt. Inyo. |
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