Datum,North America 1927 mean,Clarke 1866,-69.4,-0.37264639,-8,160,176 RN,11,DRY MTN RP,UTM,DRY00,11S ,0455353,4082922,04/22/2006,00:00:00,PARK RP,UTM,DRY01,11S ,0453739,4082618,04/22/2006,00:00:00,IN WASH RP,UTM,DRY02,11S ,0451199,4081435,04/22/2006,00:00:00,BASE OF RIDGE RP,UTM,DRY03,11S ,0450776,4081935,04/22/2006,00:00:00,ON RIDGE RP,UTM,DRY04,11S ,0450663,4082566,04/22/2006,00:00:00,ON RIDGE RP,UTM,DRY05,11S ,0450529,4082914,04/22/2006,00:00:00,ON RIDGE RP,UTM,DRY06,11S ,0450199,4083240,04/22/2006,00:00:00,BY P7944 RP,UTM,DRY07,11S ,0449857,4083924,04/22/2006,00:00:00,HIGH WASHES RP,UTM,DRY08,11S ,0449387,4084058,04/22/2006,00:00:00,ON RIDGE RP,UTM,DRY09,11S ,0448861,4084326,04/22/2006,00:00:00,DESCEND RIDGE RP,UTM,DRY10,11S ,0448005,4084641,04/22/2006,00:00:00,LAST ASCENT RP,UTM,DRY11,11S ,0446820,4084750,04/22/2006,00:00:00,DRY SUMMIT Save as text file. The GPS ignores this text when loading route. This is a route file for a climb of Dry Mountain, located in Death Valley National Park. This peak is one of the longer ones on the Sierra Club, Desert Peaks List. This route was pioneered by Eric Beck and follows a nice ridge to the upper plateau which many feel is a much better route than the steep canyon ascent of the Sierra Club guidebook route. A good place to camp before this hike is at the Mesquite Springs Campground at the north end of Death Valley. Get an early start and drive west toward Ubehebe Crater. Near the Crater a dirt road starts south to The Racetrack. From the pavement follow this rough road south for 9.3 miles to a small wide spot where you can park on the right side. A high-clearance vehicle with good tires is needed for this road and four-wheel drive is normally not needed. The parking spot is waypoint DRY00. Hike west around some low hills and enter a wide wash. Follow this southwest to the base of a ridge at DRY02. Hike northwest ascending this long ridge up to P7944 ft.(DRY06) shown on the map. Traverse north across minor canyons to an east-west ridge and follow this ridge west past P7934. Descend this ridge and cross a valley to the base of the final hill. (DRY10). It is about 1400 feet of gain up to the summit. This route is 14.2 miles round-trip with about 6000 feet of gain. This includes about 1000 feet of gain on the return. Allow 11 to 12 hours for the hike. You should start hiking by 7:00AM. Allow one hour of driving time from Mesquite Springs Campground to the starting point on the road. Take plenty of food, water and a flashlight. 4/06 RLC