Blue Diamond Hill, Nevada | Overview
Wilderness Windows
(Click Through to Individual Trails and Wilderness Routes Below)
(Mileage Below is Round Trip. Altitude and Mileage are Approximate)
Blue Diamond Hill Adventures
North Blue Diamond Hill
The “Un-Ski Slopes” of North Blue Diamond Hill, Nevada
North Blue Diamond Hill has these similarities with a ski area:
- Runs of various difficulties with names like: “Bunny”, “Muffin”, “Radio Tower”, “Overlook Ridge”, “Bone Shaker”, “Bob Gnarly”.
- Names like “First Finger”, “Second Finger”, “Cowboy Canyon” and “Skull Canyon” recall possible names that could appear on ski slopes.
- Ski slopes have a “diamond” rating system:
- Green Diamond: Beginner – Easy (“Bunny”, “Muffin”) hills with 6-25% incline.
- Blue Diamond: Intermediate – 25-40% incline. “Bob Gnarly”?
- Black Diamond: Difficult – 40% and steeper incline. “Bone Shaker”?
Where North Blue Diamond Hill is Different Than a Ski Area
- There’s no snow!
- There are no skiers – mountain bikers instead.
- There’s no ski lodge.
All that aside, it’s fun to think of North Blue Diamond Hill as an “Un-Ski Slope”. And, if you’re a mountain biker hurtling down one of the runs you may get the feeling skiers have as they hurtle down ski slopes.
Eastern Outer Circuit
About 8 Miles RT
*Excellent Multi-use Trails*
Western Outer Circuit
About 9 Miles RT
*Some Trails, Some Wilderness*
Western Trails & Ridges
About 6-8 Miles,
*Multiple Ascents of Hill, Good Trails*
Fossil Canyon &
Cowboy Canyon
About 8-9 Miles,
3,600-4,400ft Elevation, *Some Trails, Some Wilderness*
West Blue Diamond Hill
Where is West Blue Diamond Hill?
Most people, even avid hikers and wilderness wanderers do not know this area exists. Yet it is as massive as the familiar North Blue Diamond Hill area…and a lot more isolated and pristine.
The Western area of Blue Diamond Hill is a 4-mile ridgeline with descent ridges and canyons located across Hwy 159 from Red Rock Canyon Overlook, Middle Oak Creek, South Oak Creek, First Creek Trailheads and across from Spring Mountain Ranch State Park and Bonnier Springs. Suggested access: Any of the above trailheads, and parking areas on Hwy 159 across from the trailheads. More to come…
South Blue Diamond Hill
Where is South Blue Diamond Hill?
Most people, even avid hikers and wilderness wanderers do not know this area exists. Yet it is as massive as the familiar North Blue Diamond Hill area…and a lot more isolated and pristine.
The Southern area of Blue Diamond Hill is located across Hwy 159 from Wheeler Camp Spring Parking area and the Town of Blue Diamond. One suggested access: Wheeler Camp Spring Parking Area. More to come…
Southern Ridgelines
Approx. 6-8-mile Loop;
3,400 – 4,300ft
*Mostly Wilderness*
Southern Triangle
Approx. 6-mile Loop;
3,400 – 4,300ft
*Mostly Wilderness*
Adventures in Process
Additional Projected Adventures
Cowboy Canyon Caves
Southern Area Canyons
Southern Area Outer Ridgelines
