Sunrise Mountain, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada
Sunrise Mountain offers a grand view of both the Lake Mead region and Nellis AFB below. In addition, you will find a lot more wilderness solitude than the more heavily traveled Frenchman Mountain trail just across Lake Mead Blvd. And, in my thinking, the Sunrise Mountain adventure is more rugged, wild, challenging and interesting. Route details: 4 mi RT | 7-800ft Elevation Gain/Loss; **Unmarked Trailhead, Use Trail at First, Some Wilderness Navigation** Click image or title above for more…
Red Bluff Tower Above Lake Las Vegas, Nevada
Ascend from Terrazza Park near Lake Las Vegas, Nevada, to Red Bluff Ridgeline for spectacular views. Explore stone towers. Click the image or title above for details.
Lone Mountain | Las Vegas, Nevada
Lone Mountain is pretty awesome with a lot of bang for the buck in this short but spectacular hike. Two trails completely circle Lone Mountain: A wide multi-use trail and above that, a smaller hiking trail. In addition there are multiple routes to the summit that provide the experience of being in a remote wilderness on top of the world even though you’re within the boundaries of Metro Las Vegas in the populated Summerlin area. Route details: 4 mi RT | 7-800ft Elevation Gain/Loss **Unmarked Trailhead, Use Trail at First, Some Wilderness Navigation** Click image or title above for more…
Little Red Rock | Las Vegas, Nevada
Little Red Rock is a smaller version of the more well-known Red Rock National Conservation Area just West of Las Vegas. It’s located close to the Summerlin area of Las Vegas and the La Madre Mountains Wilderness. Similar to Red Rock National Conservation Area, Little Red Rock contains beautiful ancient Jurassic Era Aztec Red Rock frozen sand dunes. In addition, similar to Red Rock National Conservation Area, Valley of Fire State Park, and Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area ancient petroglyphs may be found in this area. Route details: 8 Miles RT / 4,000-4,700ft; *Some Road, Mostly Wilderness* Click image or title above for more…
Little La Madre Mt | Little El Padre Mt (aka) Summerlin Peak, Nevada
These two features are not in the La Madre Mountains Wilderness. To my knowledge they have no names other than being on a ridge referred to as Summerlin Ridge just beyond the Northwestern growth area of Las Vegas, Nevada. When Little La Madre & El Padre are compared to the actual La Madre and El Padre, they look like miniature versions of the originals (see the first 2 slides of the slide show on this page to compare the two features). Of course, no geological features are exact duplicates, but the similarity here, to me, is pretty striking. On this initial exploration day, my route was to head up the main trail at the base of the Little La Madre, El Padre and Burnt Peak cliffs, circle around the upper end of the canyon, then take the trail leading to the top of the ridge overlook of the Little Red Rock area. Route Details: 8 Miles RT / 3,000-5,00ft; *Half Trails, Half Wilderness* Click image or title above for more…
Lava Butte | Volcanic Cone Between Las Vegas and Lake Mead, Nevada
Lava Butte is a distinctive stand-alone volcanic cone below Frenchman Mountain and to the East. It can be seen from many high points in and around the Lake Mead National Recreation Area including Fortification Hill, Mt. Wilson, Frenchman Mountain and others. It’s a fun, challenging climb to go up one side and down the other, weaving around huge volcanic boulders. Route description: 7mi | 1,835 > 2,871ft; ** Service Road / Lava Ridge** Click image or title above for more…
Las Vegas Northern Growth Edge 2021
Las Vegas is one of the most rapidly growing population areas in the U.S. as of January, 2021. Clark county was rated as the 2nd of the top 10 U.S. counties in numeric growth (2017-2018) according to Census.gov and our rate of growth has only increased. View this video snapshot in time of the Northern growth edge of Las Vegas in 2021.
Lake Las Vegas Western Ridgelines, Nevada
The Lake Was Vegas Western ridgelines are a hidden, magical wilderness just West of the Las Vegas Wash. Explore this hidden world of foreign landscapes and spectacular views. There are ancient volcanic landscapes, some of the oldest rocky ridges on the planet, huge volcanic spires and brilliantly painted canyons. Click the image or title above for details!
Harris Springs Canyon Ridgeline | La Madre Mountains Wilderness, Nevada
Harris Springs Canyon Ridgeline is right on the edge of the Las Vegas Metro Area making this an awesome convenient location for hiking, mountain biking, climbing and wilderness exploration. It’s like a remote wilderness experience at the edge of Las Vegas, and the views are spectacular! Click the image or title above for details.
Frenchman Mt East Approach Loop | Near Lake Mead, Nevada
Experience the steeper, wilder approach to Frenchman Mt. in Nevada. You’ll wonder why you ever complained about switchbacks on the main trail! Click the image or title above for details.