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1 summit • 5.4 mi • 2,858 ft gain • 4 hr 58 min
1 summit • 7.4 mi • 2,583 ft gain • 5 hr 28 min
1 summit • 4.3 mi • 2,467 ft gain • 7 hr 5 min
1 summit • 5.3 mi • 2,914 ft gain • 5 hr 4 min
1 summit • 5.9 mi • 2,137 ft gain • 4 hr 24 min
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"4.23.24~Buddah’s Rest (North Potosi) 6.5 miles, 2,400’ gain, 4:28hrs. After parking I heard sounds of an animal bellowing and moaning in the hills across the highway. I saw some sheep up there and wonder if one fell. I’ve never heard them make sounds before. I started out at 11:30am on a warm day but there were breezes and I never felt uncomfortably warm. My main goal was to check out the Old Boy Scout trails but I did the summit because I was curious about this gully that leads to the satellite saddle. It’s as terrible as I imagined but did the job. I used the Highline Trail, Boot Hollow & the Ponderosa Canyon trails. These trails are enchanting, rugged, lonesome and charmingly unkept. They follow below and above gigantic cliff walls. Really beautiful. " — paula.raimondi • Apr 23, 2024
"4.19.2024~Cottonwood Overlook, Meditation Point & Buddah’s Rest (No. Potosi) w/Jimmy. 6.5 miles, 2,800’ gain in 4:43hrs. We started around noon. It was warm without much of a breeze. I thought it would cool off near the last peak but it didn’t. 2 of the peaks were new to Jimmy. We were the only 2024 sign in on No. Potosi. I forgot how difficult these peaks are with the rough terrain, branches coming at your face, every cactus and sharp yucca on earth ready to impale for feet and ankles and sharp rock. Nonetheless it was a fun workout with views of grandeur." — paula.raimondi • Apr 19, 2024
"We decided to check an alternate trail on the way down. The trail was easy to follow, went by caves and great scenery, but is little-used; we cut down from that WNW-trending trail to the road. The Clark County records show this is still BSA land, and I don't recommend this way because of the potential trespassing (even though there are no signs, and the BSA have erected signs and built trails on USFS and BLM land). The only totally non-trespass way to reach North Potosi, is on the ridge to the ENE of the summit; and that route requires a legal (but gymnastic) drop through a near-highway fence (see my other TRs)." — hwstock • Nov 5, 2023
"This a good shoulder-season trip, as one starts in the shade before 8AM. I dont post here much, except to say what not to do! The way I took up "The Fortress" (named by BSA long ago, here called "Cottonwood Overlook"), Meditation Point, North Potosi (here called "Buddha's Rest") started with some totally unnecessary breaking through a cliff band. I explored some shelters (shallow caves) that I had seen for years. It rained about half the day, just light sprinkles, but the weather put a slight damper on my explorations." — hwstock • Sep 10, 2023
"The southern route shown here is the only LEGAL access I know to North Potosi ("Buddha's Rest"). Meditation Point is on private land. Much has changed since I went in 2018; there a fence along rte 160, designed to keep people from dumping. There are legal points to drop through that fence; the catch is that you have to drop and climb out over a 6' concrete wall." — hwstock • Sep 28, 2021
"3.31.2021~4 Peaks, 6.5 miles, 3,000’ gain in 4:13hrs. Cottonwood Overlook, Meditation Point, Namaste Hill & North Potosi Mtn (aka Buddha’s Rest). I started from Potosi Canyon Rd/Old Spanish trail off SteRt 160. I took the Highline Trail to Cottonwood OvLk & the main ridge. From there it was rough going with agave, cactus landlines and sharp thick brush and pines. The wind was frigid cold. Views were grand. I loved this trek. I’ve driven by this area countless times and never knew these enchanting trails, on the North end of Potosi Mtn., existed. Great day." — paula.raimondi • Mar 31, 2021
"This report actually shows 2 trips, before and after my shoulder surgery (dislocation). Mainly I want to document a route you SHOULD NOT take down, partly because it is so brushy, and part because the entry is now closed to motor vehicles." — hwstock • Apr 24, 2018
"Took the NE Ridge all the way up with members of the Las Vegas Mountaineers Club. We descended the East Gully. Lots of loose, steep crap on the way down, but the hike wasn't terribly difficult. " — Kevin • Nov 6, 2016