Driving Directions to
Boundary Peak and Montgomery Peak

GENERAL NOTES:

• for overall context, see the Great Basin overview (look for waypoints LEEVIN and BISHOP)
• for overall context, see the Hwy 395 overview (look for waypoints 395120 and 395006)
• Related GPS waypoints in Waypoint+ format (NAD83, decimal degrees)
  with descriptive comments, in a popup window.

Boundary Peak is the high point of Nevada and is in the same range as White Mountain and sharing the ridge with it is Montgomery, its higher neighbor. The state line goes between these peaks and Boundary ends up in Nevada and being the state high point, is more popular than Montgomery.

The GPS waypoints file contains two routes which converge in the town of Benton:

• GPS Route 'FROM BISHOP' follows Hwy 6 north from Hwy 395. Starting in Bishop (waypoints BISHOP and 395006, with a jog over to Laws (waypoint LAW006), stay on Hwy 6 north for 34 miles.

• GPS Route 'FROM LEE VINING' follows Hwy 120 east from Hwy 395. Starting in Lee Vining (waypoint LEEVIN), take Hwy 395 south 5 miles to the junction where Hwy 120 goes eastward from Hwy 395 (waypoint 395120) then go 45 miles east to Benton where Hwy 120 ends at Hwy 6 (waypoint BENTON). The Benton Range (waypoint BENRAN) is a nice place to watch a sunset!

Overall map: (see detailed topo map below)

Now that you're in Benton (waypoint BENTON), go North on 6 for almost 10 miles having crossed the Nevada state line in the process. On your left will be an old ranch with a sign 'JR' (Janie's Ranch). Accross from it is an unsigned dirt road, the Queen's Canyon Rd (waypoint DIRTRD).

Make a right turn onto it (east at DIRTRD) and drive for 6.1 miles to waypoint QUEENM. At this point are remnants of the old Queen Mine, a mine shaft and two small hut like structures. There is also evidence of previous camping and several wire mesh cones on the ground. You can car-camp there and dayhike both Boundary Peak (13,143') and Montgomery Peak (13,441').

Everyone can drive to the Queen Mine (waypoint QUEENM). A Subaru had no problems in 2001 and several 2WD sedans had no problems in 2005. Those with high-clearance 4WDs can drive on up the road to Kennedy Saddle (waypoint KENSAD) saving about 0.7 mi and 700' of gain on foot. There is an abandoned trailhead sign at Kennedy Saddle, and a use trail leads all the way to the summit from here. (On the way down, be sure to turn left back to this saddle, or you'll walk down into Trail Canyon!)

The trail follows the south side of the ridge to Trail Canyon Saddle (waypoint TCSADL), then the west side of the ridge up to Boundary. Early season climbers (through June) may need ice axes, and continuing on to Montgomery involves steeper narrower ridges with a bit of low class 3.

GPS waypoints near the trailhead and camp, and the climb, are shown on the map below:

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