See the story at Nevada High Points #101 – Slumbering Hills – Trail Option
![A small playa at the intersection of lacustrine remnants and the distal fans of Silver State Valley, Great Basin Desert, NV](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/289b489f-cf8e-4cb2-8eb4-4b11151ebf38_rw_1920.jpg?h=30dc97f49d2ab344aea2388a3487ad58)
A small playa at the intersection of lacustrine remnants and the distal fans of Silver State Valley, Great Basin Desert, NV
![Distant sand dunes mark a former delta of the Humboldt River below Blue Mountain in southern Desert Valley, Great Basin Desert, NV](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/af187850-24f6-4c60-bea1-413f4c6e90b6_rw_1920.jpg?h=31e213c80c9e6af849e90e7e94f80fbc)
Distant sand dunes mark a former delta of the Humboldt River below Blue Mountain in southern Desert Valley, Great Basin Desert, NV
![A raptor waits among the rocks, Slumbering Hills, Great Basin Desert, NV](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/8f2fa4a8-f389-43c4-863d-d12b93882949_rw_1920.jpg?h=0c9825a762c82e5655cc8750c610731d)
A raptor waits among the rocks, Slumbering Hills, Great Basin Desert, NV
![The grasses of spring begin their fad to summer, Desert Valley, Great Basin Desert, NV](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/78acfa0a-4f34-47c0-84e1-4ff46d588590_rw_1920.jpg?h=adc38e05ce80094823d12c12319dec73)
The grasses of spring begin their fad to summer, Desert Valley, Great Basin Desert, NV
![A granitic pluton emerges from the Slumbering Hills, Great Basin Desert, NV](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/3de21091-b729-4489-b1b9-ad77bd3e74cf_rw_1920.jpg?h=2f43fa1d29d5543b32459ee44ebc7acf)
A granitic pluton emerges from the Slumbering Hills, Great Basin Desert, NV
![A pronghorn antelope near the summit of the Slumbering Hills, Great Basin Desert, NV](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/70997476-67e3-44ab-b379-a18dd08aadec_rw_1920.jpg?h=f1e48d2f0faa56ae09179ab90f5777cf)
A pronghorn antelope near the summit of the Slumbering Hills, Great Basin Desert, NV
![A ground contrail below the Jackson Mountains, Desert Valley, Great Basin Desert, NV](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/97401ac6-e26d-4a98-82bc-f838ef3fd63c_rw_1920.jpg?h=124f06032b44fea3e036209d4807b823)
A ground contrail below the Jackson Mountains, Desert Valley, Great Basin Desert, NV
![Grasses recolonize post-fire hillsides in the Slumbering Hills, Great Basin Desert, NV](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/bdd7d1b8-c7be-41fb-9be3-c8980e362dce_rw_1920.jpg?h=d9b57cac45c52a40e7ab328af15a65c1)
Grasses recolonize post-fire hillsides in the Slumbering Hills, Great Basin Desert, NV
![The high point of the Slumbering Hills, Great Basin Desert, NV](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/9e95c214-cf00-453a-97c4-0a92dd419f77_rw_1200.jpg?h=8946b1092a3ee722d69f481e2dc76175)
The high point of the Slumbering Hills, Great Basin Desert, NV
![Making our way into the evening below the summit of the Slumbering Hills, Great Basin Desert, NV](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/68ab0cfc-0973-4d5c-bea8-6c1afe0478d5_rw_1920.jpg?h=53460e79ca2a93b7edf33e8d9941ed4f)
Making our way into the evening below the summit of the Slumbering Hills, Great Basin Desert, NV
![The wind operates high and low above Silver State Valley, Great Basin Desert, NV](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/7b8de9c9-6056-4e5b-b7f8-450cd151e77b_rw_1920.jpg?h=53fcc89aa12283705861c01fd4474f11)
The wind operates high and low above Silver State Valley, Great Basin Desert, NV
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