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.
01 Hoover Dam Area, Nevada | Overview
Explore the heights surrounding the world famous Hoover Dam South of Las Vegas, Nevada. Enjoy spectacular views of Hoover Dam from the water’s entrance into the dam from Lake Mead above to where the Colorado River spills out to coutinue its course below the dam. Click any of the images or titles on this page for details on various adventures in the Hoover Dam area!
01 Eldorado Wilderness, Nevada | Overview
Nevada’s El Dorado Wilderness is located along the Colorado River South of Las Vegas. It’s a stark, volcanic terrain of rocks, boulders, hills peaks and canyons.
North River Bend View | Hoover Dam Area | Lake Mead NRA, Arizona
Hike to the best aerial view of Lake Mead’s Southern tip at Hoover Dam. Click the image or title above for details.
Lonesome Peak Eldorado Wilderness, Nevada
Hike to Lonesome Peak, the high point in the Eldorado Wilderness, Nevada, for an unrivaled view of this hidden landscape. The best time of year for this adventure is October through March in order to avoid dangerously high temperatures. Click the image or title above for details.
North Lonesome Peak | Eldorado Wilderness, Nevada
North Lonesome Peak is a great introductory adventure that will give you a good sampling of the Eldorado Wilderness. This peak, actually unnamed, is the Northern sister of the 400ft-higher, larger Lonesome Peak, separated by a high saddle with a spectacular view toward the Colorado River Basin and points far beyond. You could, instead, just top the closer Lonesome Peak, but North Lonesome Peak will give you a more extensive education in navigating the Eldorado Wilderness. Click the image or title above for details.
Hidden Peak Summit | Rainbow Mountain Wilderness, Nevada
Hidden Peak is a great first summit adventure if you have not yet summited one of the Rainbow Mountains in Nevada. The route to the summit base is on a nice trail and the final summit approach is well-cairned with gradual inclines and just a few easy class 3 rock scrambles. This article, video and slides also include a quick orientation to the Southern Rainbow Mountains with all five main summits identified. Spring and Fall months are the best time of year to summit Hidden Peak. Click the image or title above for details.
Mt Wilson Summit from Lovell Canyon | Rainbow Mountains, Nevada
The traditional summit route to Mt. Wilson (elevation 7,071ft) is from First Creek Canyon below. But did you know it was also possible to descend to the summit of Mt. Wilson from the Rainbow Mountains Upper Crest Ridgeline above? This entire, fairly isolated back-wilderness route is a class 2-3 walk, though along some steep slopes. The reward is incredible–a famous, prominent summit seen from Las Vegas and beyond! Click the image or title above for more detail.
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.
Mummy’s Forehead Summit Approach Gully | Mt Charleston Wilderness, Nevada
This is a streamlined approach from Deer Creek Rd. Catch Pen Loop trailhead parking area to connect with Mummy’s Forehead Summit Approach Gully midway to the summit. On the return trip we explore the large area of ridges and gullies between Camp Stimpson and the Catch Pen Loop trailhead. Click the image or title above for details.