Nevada hiking trails - Baker Shoshone Trail, Snake Range, White Pine County

   
  Put on your backpacking shoes, and hit the backpacking and hiking trail, Baker Shoshone Trail in White Pine County, Nevada is such a magnificent place. Backpacking here in Nevada is a must. Far from modern life you locate Baker Shoshone Trail, and it is an exciting place to walk. Trails like this one here in the Snake Range are the best way to enjoy these mountains. This backcountry hike should take you about 4.5 days, so it's a glorious thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. For the duration
    of the long summer days highs here at Baker Shoshone Trail get into the 80's. Through the moonlight hours it's mostly in the 50's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 40's; overnight lows at Baker Shoshone Trail throughout the wintertime mostly dip into the 10's.
The total elevation difference for Baker Shoshone Trail is 4,018 feet which is higher than average. Every great outdoors trail in Nevada has its own character. Baker Shoshone Trail is 28.8 miles long; it's longer than many wilderness trails. Some parts of Baker Shoshone Trail are much higher up than other parts of the wilderness trail, and that means that some parts of the wilderness trail could be very different from other parts of it. Not much precipitation falls here at Baker Shoshone Trail; March is the month that gets the most rain, and January is  
when it's the driest. This wilderness hiking trail has two trailheads, so backcountry trekking it one way is an option if you can arrange for a ride back. Sometimes this wilderness hiking trail gets really dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. This is an area covered with lots of hiking trails. Baker Shoshone Trail is many miles long with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this hiking trail nice for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. Backpacking in Nevada is a fine way to spend some time. Keep in mind that this is a long wilderness hiking trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Great outdoors hiking trails are great and plentiful in Nevada, and Baker Shoshone Trail in White Pine County is one of them.

Briefly about the general area:
So many fun things to do here in the Snake Range, too magnificent to be true. The panoramas at Great Basin National Park will blow your mind. Getting to North Fork Baker Creek from Baker Shoshone Trail is uncomplicated; a short trip to Big Wash Spring is always worthwhile.
Life's too short to enjoy all the amusing things in close proximity to Baker Shoshone Trail. Baker Shoshone Trail is tremendous enough to spend more than a day at, Shoshone Campground is a tremendous local campground; if you're looking for some flowing water? Try South Fork Baker Creek. A fine site to camp here at Baker Shoshone Trail is Wheeler Peak Campground, and The Cedars is a pleasant local forest. Man, is there heaps of fun things to do in the Snake Range. A visit to Baker Shoshone Trail wouldn't be complete without taking a look at Mustang Spring; a glorious spot like Granite Basin here at Baker Shoshone Trail is too magnificent to miss.
A nice location to check out close to Baker Shoshone Trail is Pole Canyon, and Hub Mine Basin is a tremendous place here at Baker Shoshone Trail.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 38.9257, Longitude -114.2511
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 38.8705, Longitude -114.3445
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Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 14.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 2 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 7 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 14.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 7.1 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 2 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 7.5 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 28.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 13 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 4.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 3 days

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 28.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 13 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 4.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 3 days

Total elevation difference: 4018 feet


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 Trails Near Baker Shoshone Trail:
Baker Shoshone Trail, White Pine County County , 1 miles away, 14.4 hiking miles, 4018 feet elevation difference
Highland Ridge Trail, White Pine County County , 3 miles away, 8.4 hiking miles, 3656 feet elevation difference
Highland Ridge Trail, White Pine County County , 3 miles away, 8.4 hiking miles, 3656 feet elevation difference
Bristlecone Pine Glacier Trail, White Pine County County , 5 miles away,  3.4 hiking miles, 1149 feet elevation difference
Bristlecone Pine Glacier Trail, White Pine County County , 6 miles away,  3.4 hiking miles, 1149 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Baker Shoshone Trail:
Shoshone Campground, White Pine County, 3 miles away
Wheeler Peak Campground, White Pine County, 6 miles away
Lehman Creek Campground and Trailhead, White Pine County, 7 miles away
Upper Lehman Creek Campground, White Pine County, 7 miles away
Lower Lehman Creek Campground, White Pine County, 7 miles away
 National Parks Near Baker Shoshone Trail:
Great Basin National Park, Baker - NV , 11 miles away
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PROSPECTOR HOTEL AND CASINO, Ely , 44 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites ELY, Ely , 44 miles away
Ramada Inn & Copper Queen Casino, Ely , 44 miles away
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 Lakes Near Baker Shoshone Trail
Dead Lake, White Pine County , 2 miles away
Johnson Lake, White Pine County , 2 miles away

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