Mummy’s Nose Final Summit Approach from Deer Creek Road, Nevada

Take a beautiful alpine route from Deer Creek Road to the spectacular summit of Mummy’s Nose in the Mt. Charleston Wilderness, Nevada. Mummy’s Nose is a prominent 10,700ft summit with an incredible 360-degree view! This unique route focuses on the final stretch navigating the cliffs to the summit. It’s mostly class 2 with a few brief class 3 rock scrambles below the summit. Click the image or title above for details.

Mummy’s Nose North Alpine Loop | Mt Charleston Wilderness, Nevada

Mummy’s Nose North Alpine Loop | Mt Charleston Wilderness, Nevada

This spectacular 6-7-mile pristine wilderness loop makes a wide circuit between the 8,300ft starting point on Deer Creek Road and the 10,200ft elevation, less than a half-mile below Mummy’s Nose. It’s a great route to practice basic wilderness navigation skills as you always have multiple distinct points of reference and can’t miss intersecting Deer Creek Road during the descent. Click the image or title above for details.

Rainbow Mt via Pine Creek & Oak Creek Canyons Nevada

Rainbow Mountain Summit via Pine Creek & Oak Creek Canyons | Rainbow Mountain Wilderness, Nevada

Explore all the way up the South fork of Pine Creek Canyon to the summit of Rainbow Wall in the Rainbow Mountain Wilderness of Nevada. Then descend the entire length of Oak Creek Canyon’s North fork, finally returning to the Pine Creek Canyon Trailhead. You’ll navigate two great canyons and summit one majestic peak with unique views of the Rainbow Mountains to the North and South. This adventure involves a class 3+ level of rock climbing skills. Click the title or image above for more.

Gateway Canyon & Gray Cap Ridge NW | Calico Basin, Nevada

Gateway Canyon & Gray Cap Ridge Northwest | Calico Basin & La Madre Mountains Wilderness, Nevada

Wander through a unique, hidden world in the Northwest area of Gray Cap Ridge. Gateway Canyon will whirl you around and by the time you emerge into the Northwest area of Gray Cap Ridge you may wonder if you’d landed in another dimension! Finding a non-vertical way down into the Brownstone Basin can be a real puzzle, but great fun. Click the image or title above for details.

Mt Wilson Summit Saddle from Lovell Canyon, Nevada

Mt Wilson Summit Saddle from Lovell Canyon | Rainbow Mountain Wilderness, Nevada

Hike from Lovell Canyon to the Rainbow Mountains Upper Crest Ridgeline above Mt. Wilson. Then, descend from the ridgeline to the saddle between the ridgeline and Mt. Wilson. Here we explore that steep slope between the Rainbow Mts. Upper Crest Ridgeline and the Mt. Wilson Summit Saddle. Best time of year for this adventure is mid-Spring through Fall. Late June through early August may bring uncomfortably high heat. Click the image or title above for details.

Blue Diamond Hill Southern Canyons, Nevada

Blue Diamond Hill Southern Canyons | Red Rock Canyon, Nevada

Explore a few of the 7 little-known deep, majestic canyons in the southern area of Blue Diamond Hill in Nevada. Starting at Wheeler Camp Spring trailhead parking on Hwy 159, begin exploring canyons South of the Blue Diamond Hill Gypsum Mining Road. The best time of year for this adventure is Fall through Spring. Click the image or title above for more details.

Blue Diamond Hill Southern Ridgelines, Nevada

Blue Diamond Hill Southern Ridgelines | Red Rock Canyon, Nevada

Enjoy non-stop eagle-eye views of the entire Rainbow Mountain range from a Southern perspective while simultaneously surrounded by majestic canyons! This little-known Southern wilderness area on Blue Diamond Hill is across highway 159 from the town of Blue Diamond. Click the image or title above for more details.

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