Lovell Canyon | La Madre Mountains Wilderness | Spring Mountains, Nevada | Overview
(Click Through to Individual Trails and Wilderness Routes Below)
(Mileage Below is Round Trip. Altitude and Mileage are Approximate)
Adventures Within Lovell Canyon
Lovell Canyon
Roads
(Main Roads and What They Access)
Lovell Canyon
Camping
(Where to Access Great Campsites)
Lovell Canyon
Trail & Loop
Inner Loop of Lower
Western Lovell Canyon
Schaefer Springs
Loop Trail
**Loop Further North of Lovell Canyon Loop**
Griffith Shadow
Loop Trail
8-9 Miles **Good Trail in Places, Sketchy in Places.**
Landmark Bluff
**Approx. 10-Mile Loop, 1,600ft Gain, Wilderness**
Landmark Bluff Circuit
**Approx. 16-20-Mile Loop, 1,000ft Gain, Roads + Wilderness**
Landmark Bluff Summit
**Approx. 15-18-miles RT, 1,200ft Gain, Unpaved Roads + Wilderness**
Harris Mt. Base in Lovell Canyon
**Approx. 15-18-miles RT, 5,000ft Gain, Mostly Wilderness**
Wilson Ridge / Sexton Ridge Circuit
**Approx. 26-miles, 8,000ft+ Gain, Mostly Wilderness**
(Coming One VERY Long Summer Day)
Rainbow Mountains Upper Crest Ridgeline from Lovell Canyon
(North to South)
Mt. Wilson to Juniper Peak
Approx. 10 mi Circuit/ 5,400ft > 6,800ft
Paved/Unpaved Roads, Trails, Wilderness
Lovell Canyon to Rainbow Mts. Mid Upper Crest Ridgeline
Approx. 8 mi RT/ 5,085ft > 6,800ft
Unpaved Roads, Trails, Wilderness
Mt Wilson to Hidden Peak
15-18 mi/ 5,000 > 7,000ft
Mostly Wilderness, No Trails
Little Zion
10-12 mi RT/ 4,600 > 6,400ft
Mostly Wilderness + Unmarked Paths
Wilson Ridge, East Side of Lovell Canyon
(North to South)
Wilson Ridge to Harris Mountain Summit
About 20 mi RT / 5,800-10,014ft
*Some Trails, Mostly Wilderness*
Wilson Ridge/Lovell Canyon Loop
About 15 mi / 5,800-8,500ft
*Wilderness Until Last Mile*
Wilson Ridge
South High Point
About 10 mi RT / 5,800-8,500ft
*No Trails, All Wilderness*
Wilson Ridge Lower Loop
10-15-mile Loop/ 5,800-8,500ft
*100% Wilderness*
Switchback Spring Pinnacle
**Approx. 6-7-mi RT, 5,400-7,300ft; Mostly Wilderness**
Mini Matterhorn Pinnacle North Twin
**Approx. 6-7-mi RT, 5,400-7,700ft; Mostly Wilderness**
Mini Matterhorn Pinnacle
**Approx. 6-7-mi RT, 5,400-7,700ft; Mostly Wilderness**
Red Rock Summit Loop
**Approx. 7-8-mi RT, 5,400-7,700ft; Mostly Wilderness**
Red Rock Summit
**Approx. 8-mi RT, 5,400-7,300ft; Mostly Wilderness**
Rocky Gap Road:
Lovell Canyon to
Bridge Mt. Trailhead
**Approx. 5-mi RT, 5,400-6,400ft Rough Road, Great Trail**
Wilson Ridge / Sexton Ridge Circuit
**Approx. 26-miles, 7,400ft+ Gain, Mostly Wilderness**
(Coming One VERY Long Summer Day)
Sexton Ridge, West Side of Lovell Canyon
Griffith Peak from Lovell Canyon via Sexton Ridge
25 mi / 5000-11,060ft
*Some Trail, Mostly Wilderness*
(Includes summary of various ascent route options.)
Griffith Peak via Sexton Ridge
25 mi / 5000-11,060ft
*Some Trail, Mostly Wilderness*
Sexton Ridge Descent
12 mi / 7000-11,060ft
(Kyle Canyon South Climb Trail to Griffith Peak Summit, Then Descend Sexton Ridge)
*Some Trail, Some Wilderness*
Griffith Meteor Crater?
*Some Trail, Mostly Wilderness*
Wilson Ridge / Sexton Ridge Circuit
**Approx. 26-miles, 8,000ft+ Gain, Mostly Wilderness**a
(Coming One VERY Long Summer Day)
Adventures in Process
Additional Projected Adventures
Access Sexton Ridge from Lovell Summit Road
Landmark Bluff Western Canyons Exploration
Landmark Bluff Summit North-to-South Traverse
Wilson Ridge Loop Between South Spring Canyon & Salt Grass Road
Wilson Ridge Loop Between South Spring Canyon & Rocky Gap Road
Wilson Ridge Loop Between Switchback Springs Pinnacle and La Madre Ridge Split
Additional Sexton Ridge Approaches from Higher in Lovell Canyon
Harris/Griffith Saddle from Lovell Canyon
CC Springs Road & Western Lovell Canyon Lower Ridgeline
Beyond Lovell Canyon:
- Trout Canyon Adventures
- Nopah Range Adventures
