Bunker Hill (11,474 feet) Toiyabe Range, Central Nevada

Approach from Mahogany Gulch; Ascent via the West Face

5-mile loop with 4000 feet of elevation gain.

Weather conditions: 40 mph winds and very cold

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May 27, 2006

01 Highway 376	02 Turn off to Grove Lake	03 Bunker Hill	04 Bunker Hill	05 Road to Kingston
06 Road in	07 Victorine Canyon	08 Grove Lake - Trout Fishing	09 Dirt Road	10 Dirt Road
11 Ranger Station	12 Bunker Hill Approach	13 Road Blocked by Avalanche	14 Looking Back	15 The Goal
16 Dandelions by road	17 Pollinator on Dandelion	18 Road to Planned Trailhead	19 Second Avalanche	20 Checking Cliffs approach
21 Summit Scree	22 Checking Direct Route	23A Arrowleaf Balsamroot	23B Arrowleaf Balsamroot	23C Phlox
24 Base Camp	25 From Base Camp	26 Watching the Mountain	27 Shadows	28 Sunset
29 Clouds Developing	30 Night Fall	31 Clouds over Ridge	32 Morning from Base Camp	33 View up Route
34 Looking back from Cliffs	35 Scrub Brush	36 Looking up	37 Looking up	38 Summit in Clouds
39 Side Ridge - Return Actual	40 Side Ridge - Return Actual	41 Side Ridge - Return Actual	42 Summit View	43 Looking Back at Base Camp
44 Looking up	45 Bristlecone Pine	46 Near Treeline	47 Side Ridge - Return Actual	48 Looking Back at Return Ridge