Road trip guide: Conquering Verdi Peak in CA
Verdi Peak is a high mountain peak at an elevation of 2.562m (8,405ft) above the sea level, located in Sierra County, just across the Nevada/California border, in USA.
Set high in the Verdi Range of the northern Sierra Nevada Mountains, the road to the summit is totally unpaved. It’s called Verdi Peak Road. The road is typically snow covered from late-November through late-April-mid-May.
4WD required. The road is steep, hitting an 11.7% of maximum gradient through some of the ramps. Starting at County Road S860, the ascent is 10.78km (6.7 miles) long. Over this distance, the elevation gain is 569 meters. The average percentage is 5.27%. The summit hosts a fire lookout, built in 1983 and now abandoned.
Pic: Marc Belanger