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This is a small shallow summit in the Goldfield Hills, desert country south of Goldfield. Road surfaces can change quickly and without warning in Nevada. What was a fast aerobic spin can turn into a exercise in paddling, in minutes without warning. This road is not quite that bad. But there are a few places which it helps to know beforehand.

1.START-END EAST-1:jct I95 - Nv266 2.profile turns left on unsgined dirt road 3.TOP,5760ft 4.profile turns left onto Silver Peak Railroad Springs Rd 5,junction with paved Nv266 6.START-END EAST-2:jct I95 - Nv266, same as point 1

Approaches

From East: The profile starts at the jct of Nv266 from Lida Summit with I95. You could pick any spot on I95 below that just as well. I95 climbs gently from Las Vegas all the way to Goldfield Summit, which is just a shot distance further up on I95. The equally gentle profile to this summit turns left into scenic desert hills a few miles before the I95 Goldfield summit. No signs along the roads attach any names to any of these places. But maps call this the East Railroad Springs Rd. The surface at first is examplatory, the scenery beautiful changing desert hills. This road appears to reach a gentle summit, and the profile turns left at an unsigned junction immediately after that. Going straight instead goes to the Montezuma summit (maybe a better choice).

From South. (described downwards). This view from up here is the most impressive along the way, A line, straight as a ruler heads southeast toward a solitary mesa. threading between a sprinkling of catci along the way.

Just because this road is straight does not mean it is predictable - far from it. This gentle decent starts out lightning fast only to sink into depths of sand. These sandy stretches are often pretty long and come up unpredictably. They are a good argument for wearing a helmet, even if it is too hot for that - and it is too hot. The longest sandy stretches are roughly halfways before reaching Mt Jackson - the dominating mesa in the distance. After that the surface turns perfect for a fast spin again I took roughly 2 hrs and 10 minutes for these 15+1./2 miles between the top and the jct with Nv266. Fatter tires will require less time. The profile follows this paved desert highway back down to its jct with I95.