Troy Peak, the high point of the Grant Range - no relation to Mount Grant- is a beautiful limestone block complete with many bristlecone pines. It is a nice hike from Scofield Canyon and the southeast ridge. The Hills - Archie, Edith and Bunker - are a series of rounded summits along the backbone of the north part of the Toiyabe Range. Archie and Edith are easily climbed from the pass between Kingston Creek and Big Creek and Bunker is best done from the second canyon south of the pass. The brush can be somewhat avoided by staying in the very bottom of the canyon after it turns southeast. Granite is a fairly nice mountain in the central part of the range and can be done by following a trail up Washington Creek. This trail disappears before reaching the Toiyabe Crest Trail. Cirque, whose summit lies near the trail to Arc Dome, is a massive hulk overlooking the cirque of North Twin River. Toiyabe Dome and its southeast summit and Jett can all be done in a long day from the end of the road in Jett Canyon. Old Mahogany can also be done from this roadhead. Although none of these is a great peak, the surrounding area is quite pleasant. Moving across the Big Smokey Valley to the Toquima Range, 'all three summits of Jefferson can be done in a long day by traversing south to north from Jefferson Summit on the Meadow Canyon Road to the Dry Canyon Road west of Charnock Pass. Most of this can be done on trail, but it is inconspicuous in many places. This is a really good hike with outstanding views. Currant and Duckwater are the high points of the White Pine Range. Duckwater is easily climbed from the north after a long, sometimes rough, drive. Currant is most easily done from the east, but it can be done from the west starting in Broom Canyon. While not as nice as Troy, it is definitely list quality. Now we move to the roof of Nevada, the Snake Range, which is divided by Sacramento Pass. North of the pass is Moriah, another peak worthy of list status even though it is fairly easy when done from the northwest. A long, steep road leads to the roadhead overlooking Big Canyon. A good trail descends into this canyon and then ascends to a unique geological formation called The Table. A use trail goes around the east end of the summit ridge before dying out on the southeast slopes. The northwest ridge can be descended directly to the roadhead. The two massive peaks lying south of Moriah can be climbed from the end of the road in Silver Creek canyon. The way up the bottom of Second Fork is brushy so you should get to the southwest ridge of Second Fork Peak as soon as possible. The southwest ridge of Silver Creek Baldy is a good descent route as long as you stay right when the ridge divides at 9800 feet. Old Man is reached from the end of the road in Old Man's Canyon. A steep, brushy climb brings you to the plateau east of the summit. This plateau has the largest and densest forest of bristlecone pines that I have seen. It is a beautiful spot. The south half of the Snake Range now has the dubious honor of being part of the Great Basin National Park. Bald is just a bump north of the trail to Wheeler and Jefferson Davis is reached by following Wheeler's east ridge. A great glissade can be made down its north face. Baker, Pyramid and Johnson are climbed from the end of the Johnson Lake jeep trail - assuming that the NPS has not closed it. Also assuming that the NPS has not been running

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