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.

River Bend Bridge View | Hoover Dam Area | Lake Mead NRA, Arizona

Hike to one of the most spectacular views of the massive, historic Hoover Dam to be found anywhere! Click the image or title above for details.

Gold Strike Heights North | Hoover Dam Area | Lake Mead NRA, Nevada

Explore the terrain above and around Gold Strike Trail including Hoover Peak in the Hoover Dam area of Lake Mead NRA, Nevada. Click the image or title below for details.

Promontory Point | Hoover Dam Area | Lake Mead NRA, Nevada

Hike to a Spectacular Birdseye View of Lake Mead and the 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.

Indecision Peak West Base from Lovell Canyon | Rainbow Mountains, Nevada

Descend toward Indecision Peaks sandstone summit from above! Indecision Peak (6,431ft elevation) is that forgotten peak in Nevada’s Rainbow Mountains just South of the more famous Mt. Wilson. Explore a huge swath of isolated, seldom visited wilderness canyons and ridges between Lovell Canyon and Indecision Peak. Along the way witness unique views seen only from this rare perspective. Click the image or title above for details!