Great Basin Peaks Section - Toiyabe Chapter Sierra Club

Toiyabe Chapter
Nevada and Eastern California
PO Box 8096
Reno, NV 89507

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Great Basin Peaks Outings

Mt Wheeler (13,063 ft.): Great Basin National Park, Nevada

Our Purpose:

To sponsor outings to Great Basin Peaks (Click here to see current outings)
To attract new members
To Encourage members to explore the Great Basin and Protect its wild areas
To engage members in achieving a new, personal outdoor goal

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Membership requirements to join Great Basin Peaks Section:

Great Basin Peaks Section - Toiyabe Chapter Emblem

Current Sierra Club membership
Summited any 7 peaks on the Great Basin peak list
One peak must be an official Sierra Club hike
Submit application for recognition on Toiyabe Chapter website
GBPS patch available for $3 - optional (shown at right)

Emblem Status:em Status:

Sierra Club member for at least one year
Summited 15 peaks plus five (5) starred (*) peaks on the Great Basin peak list or
Summited any 25 peaks on GBPS list
Five peaks must be summitted on an official Sierra Club hike
Submit application for recognition on Toiyabe Chapter website
Future award (To-Be-Announced)
GBPS EMBLEM patch available for $4 - optional (shown at right)

Silver Circle:

Sierra Club member for a year
Summitted one half of the peaks on the on the Great Basin peak list
Seven peaks must be an official Sierra Club hike
Submit application for recognition on Toiyabe Chapter website
Future award (To-Be-Announced)

Gold Circle:

Sierra Club member for a year
Summited all of the peaks on the Great Basin peak list
Twelve peaks must be an official Sierra Club hike
Submit application for recognition on Toiyabe Chapter website
Future award (To-Be-Announced)

How to Join or Order Your Great Basin Peaks Patch:

Apply for membership or recognition in any category via e-mail or send in an application. Click the email link below and provide your name, Sierra Club membership number, email address, home address, phone, plus the list of the peaks you have summitted with dates. Include the name of trip leaders for the official Sierra Club hikes.

Email to - gbpeaks@toiyabe.sierraclub.org
To send in your Application via U.S. Mail click here.
To purchase a Great Basin Peaks patch send in your Application & check via U.S. Mail click here.

Great Basin Peaks: websites you can use as a resource:

What is the Great Basin?
Sierra Club - Trails: Share you favorite places to Hike, Bike, Paddle, ...
Toiyabe Chapter: Great Basin Peaks Section
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 7.5 minute topo map index
UNR Topo Maps
Climber.org
Peakbagger.com
Summitpost.org
Peaklist.org
Mountainzone.com
Los Angeles Chapter: Desert Peaks Section
Desert Trail Association
Hiking Las Vegas
Mountainzone.com
Mountainpeaks.net
ListsofJohn.com
52mountains.com
Trails.com (commercial)

Useful books/Trailguides:

Hiking Nevada's County High Points by Bob Sumner
Hiking the Great Basin by John Hart

Road & Peak Guide by Desert Peaks Section, Sierra Club
Desert Summits by Andy Zdon
Mountaineering: The Fredom of the Hills by the Mountaineers
Silent Cordilleras by Alvin McLane

Notch Peak, House Range, Utah