The road to Geiger Summit is a drive worth taking
Geiger Summit is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 2.076m (6,811ft) above the sea level located in Washoe County, Nevada, United States.
The road to the summit is called Geiger Grade Road (Nevada State Route 341). It’s totally paved and twisty. The pass was named after Davison M. Geiger, a local physician who financed its construction.
The road is 21.24km (13.2 miles), running from US-395, south of Reno, to Virginia City. It was built in the early 1900’s, and fully paved in 1936. The road winds its way through a rocky landscape dotted with junipers along the Geiger Lookout Wayside Park.