Upper High Rock Canyon Trail
- 2.9 mi
- round trip
- 175 ft
- climb
- 5,897 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Oct
- best months
Upper High Rock Canyon Trail is an easy, out-and-back hike on Bureau of Land Management land in the Black Rock Field Office, about 2.9 miles long. It rises about 175 feet from the low point at 5,712 feet to the high point at 5,897 feet. The trail is natural-surfaced and rated easy, with a climb of about 175 feet one way. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical July highs reach about 79°F with lows near 48°F, based on averages from a nearby weather station. That station sits about 600 feet higher than the trail, so temperatures on the trail may run slightly warmer. The trail allows horses but not bikes. Paddlers can find High Rock Creek about 8 miles away and East Creek about 10 miles away.
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Poison Flat TrailHiking · ~1h 14m drivePhoto: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Poison Flat TrailHiking · ~1h 14m drivePhoto: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Echo Canyon Patrol TrailHiking · ~45 min drive
- SUMMIT TRAILHiking · ~1h 7m drive
- North Emerson TrailHiking · ~1h 3m drive
- Clear Lake Loop TrailHiking · ~1h 14m drivePhoto: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- South Emerson TrailHiking · ~1h 3m drive
- Owl Creek TrailHiking · ~1h 5m drive
- Lake BypassHiking · ~55 min drive
- Upper Cottonwood TrailHiking · ~1h 5m drive
Best time to visit Upper High Rock Canyon Trail
Best months: May–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
35° / 22°
12 wet
Feb
35° / 20°
12 wet
Mar
43° / 23°
14 wet
Apr
49° / 27°
12 wet
May
58° / 34°
10 wet
Jun
68° / 41°
7 wet
Jul
79° / 48°
3 wet
Aug
78° / 47°
3 wet
Sep
71° / 42°
4 wet
Oct
57° / 32°
6 wet
Nov
42° / 25°
10 wet
Dec
33° / 20°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Denio 52 Wsw, NV, 25.9 mi away at 6,500 ft. The station sits about 600 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
