Hinkey Summit (FR 50084) in NV -- Camping Rules & Access
Hinkey Summit (FR 50084) in NV
Road corridorHumboldt-Toiyabe NF, Santa Rosa Ranger District
56 mi from Winnemucca
7.4 mi off US 95 (straight line)
Maps 5,395 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–7.7, 8–8.3 and 12.3–25.3 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- 24.3 of this road’s 48.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 48.1 miles of it dirt.
- Estimated climb: 10,500 ft over 48.3 miles through 42 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 31%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Cattle guards 8.8, 14, 22.4, 25, 30.4, 33.2, 34.6 and 36.1 miles along the road.
- Water crossings 9 and 30.6 miles along the road.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Buckskin Mountain stands 3,333 ft above the map pin, 2.5 miles northeast.
- South Fork Canyon Creek runs 0.1 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 38–62°F, 1.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.