Mummy Mountain Head from Lee Canyon Rd | Additional Approaches | Spring Mountains, Nevada
Once you’ve summited Mummy’s Head from Lee Canyon Road, there are a number of options. You can precede to Mummy’s Nose and Chin, attempt an ascent to Mummy’s Summit or circle around down to the Deer Creek Road or Foxtail area. All these options present challenging climbs. Route details: 10 mi RT/ Approx. 8,000 > 11,535ft; **Some unmarked trails and cairns, mostly wilderness** Click image or title above for more…
Mummy Mountain Nose from Lee Canyon Rd | Mt. Charleston Wilderness | Spring Mountains, Nevada
Traverse the incredibly steep incline (2,846ft in 2.5 miles) from Lee Canyon Road to the summit of Mummy Mountain Nose (elevation 10,751ft) in Nevada. All paths along the way are unmarked. They appear and disappear, but we’ll help you stay on route all the way to the summit! Click the image or title above for details.
Mummy Mountain Summit from Lee Canyon | Mt Charleston Wilderness | Spring Mountains, Nevada
This adventure takes you up a canyon wash on the far Northwestern edge of Mummy Mountain. Though the wash is filled with boulders, branches and tree trunks, one can find a pretty easy class 2 stairway dramatically ascending upward through unique climate and plant life zones from the beginning of the adventure at 8,000ft on Lee Canyon Road to the 11,532ft summit of Mummy Mountain. Of course, expect a few of Mummy Mountain’s signature avalanche slopes. There are spectacular views all the way up… Route details: 10 mi RT/ Approx. 8,000 > 11,535ft; **Mostly Wilderness** Click image or title above for more…
Mummy Mountain’s Head from Deer Creek Rd | Mt. Charleston Wilderness | Spring Mountains, Nevada
Discover the three main summits of Mummy’s Head and how to get there either from Lee Canyon or from Deer Creek Road. Click the image or title above for details.
Mummy Mt Grand Crossing | Foxtail Canyon > Mummy Summit > Deer Creek Road | Spring Mountains, Nevada
This adventure begins at the Foxtail Picnic Area in Lee Canyon, summits Mummy Mountain, descends the Eastern cliffs and Cougar Ridge Trail, then takes Deer Creek and Lee Canyon Roads back to the Foxtail Picnic Area. I recommend a base conditioning level of at least 5-miles running 4 times weekly along with one day topping 10-15 miles. Be altitude conditioned at the 11,000ft level, have wilderness navigation experience and ability to navigate very steep, long avalanche slopes. Route details: 18 mi RT/ Approx. 8,000 > 11,520ft; **Mostly Wilderness** Click image or title above for more…
Mummy’s Chin Summit Ridge Loop | Mt Charleston Wilderness, Nevada
Approach this wild, fairly untouched and unknown rocky alpine ridgeline from Deer Creek Road, enjoy spectacular views, then return via the Lee Canyon Mummy’s Nose approach saddle for an incredible loop of the Mummy’s Head region. Click the image or title above for details.
Mummys Head from Lee Canyon Rd | Mt. Charleston Wilderness | Spring Mountains, Nevada
This is the most direct approach route to Mummy’s Head. It begins from a wide parking area on the right side (West) of Lee Canyon Road to summit Mummy’s Head by unmarked trails and wilderness. Route details: 10 mi RT/ Approx. 8,000 > 11,535ft; **Mostly Wilderness** Click image or title above for more…
Pinyon Pine Loop Trail | Lee Canyon | Mt. Charleston Wilderness | Spring Mountains, Nevada
This adventure mainly covers the Pinyon Pine Loop Trail accessed from the upper parking area of the Sawmill Trailhead in Lee Canyon. The Pinyon Pine Loop Trail is a peaceful, serene emersion in nature including juniper and pine forested areas and high ridges with spectacular views of Mummy’s Head, Macks Peak, McFarland Peak, Bonanza Peak, the Sheep Range, Gass Peak and points North of the Sheep Range. Route details: 8.5 mi RT/ Approx. 6,496 > 7,688ft; **Excellent Trails But Easy to Go Off-Track** Click image or title above for more…
Rocky Gorge Loop Trail | Sawmill Trailhead Area | Lee Canyon, Nevada
This intimate little gorge is like a desert bonsai garden! Though the loop trail is hidden away in Lee Canyon with no visible trailheads, it’s well worth the search! | Click the Image or Title Above for Details
Saw Mill Trailhead to Macks Peak North Base | Mt. Charleston Wilderness | Spring Mountains, Nevada
This adventure began with the intent of doing the Mud Springs Loop trail from the Sawmill Trailhead in Lee Canyon, Spring Mountains, Nevada. Somewhere I went off course and ended up on a 9,235ft bluff near the base of the 10,036ft Macks Peak! Route details: 12 mi RT/ Approx. 7,591 > 9,235ft; **Some Trail, Some Wilderness** Click image or title above for more…