Black Mountain Overlook

"3.17.19....Quail Trail Loop at a Snails pace w/Jimmy. 7.5 miles, 1,700’ gain, 2:15hr. 2 Peaks (Red & Black Overlook) I felt terrible on this outing but I muscled through it. Thought I was going to puke on the climb up the mountain. I was due for a bad workout. They’ve all been too good. Should have taken the day off. Haha. Beautiful out! From the Red Summit we watched a downhill mountain bike event. Looked like a suicidal adrenaline junkie sport...." — paula.raimondi • Mar 17, 2019

"Heh - flying by night, inasmuch as zero photos of the hike! I'm leaving to go backpack the Grand Canyon later today, and I hadn't practiced at all with a fully loaded backpack. It's my first time ever backpacking, so I needed to make sure that things were at least mostly okay before I hit the road. Ken and I did Black Mountain Overlook and Red Mountain to finish off my Las Vegas Local list. We would have done Black Mountain itself, but with me all tippy the way that a backpack gets you, we elected to hold off until later (aka when I'm only wearing a daypack). It's a nice trail system, so it'll be no problem to come back later. I didn't take a single photo - apparently how you get me to stop taking photos is put 40+ lbs on my back (not counting the camera- that's off my hips in a separate bag!). " — psychikingjes • Mar 7, 2019

"3.5.19... XL Quail Trail Double Summit Loop. Black Mtn Overlook & Red Mtn Summit. Road & Mountaineer Speedwork. 8 miles, 1,700’ gain, 1:55hr effort w/paved surface, bouldering, scrambling, class 2 East Face Ridge Surfing, peakbagging and a sprint finish. Had a stand off with a Ram on the trail but he let me by. He had a family nearby....Too tired for a faux flag today. Warm and sweaty then cold at the top from the wind and being sweat soaked. " — paula.raimondi • Mar 5, 2019

"Happy March!....3.1.19. This warm weather has me happy and gitty. I had fresh & strong pony legs today. 7.3 miles, 1,700’ gain, 1:40hr. Quail Trail Double Summit Mountaineer/running hybrid loop route to Black Mtn Overlook & Red Mountain via the east face of the River Mountains." — paula.raimondi • Mar 1, 2019

"Black Mountain Overlook is approximately a mile from the summit of Red Mountain (give or take). On top are interpretive displays and a bench. Each are looking out towards Black Mountain (which is the next summit over). There is no established trail toward Black Mountain, but it is still reachable with what looks like a not too difficult cross country scramble. I didn't find out first hand, because I was limited to peak bagging in the morning only, so time was running out. Had great city views of Vegas from the summit, despite being about 30 miles away. I returned along the River Mountain Trail to conclude the visit." — Peak-Conquistador • Apr 19, 2018

"Met up with Ian and Josh for a tour of Bootleg Canyon. Ran most of the old Bootleg 50K course loop, with a detour up to Black Mountain Overlook. Desert wildflowers in full effect, including Mohave Aster right in the middle of it's two week bloom. Hoped to see some Bighorn, but settled for a few Hawks. Perfect temperature, no wind. A beautiful morning." — rsnipes • Apr 7, 2017

"Very windy day! We hiked up Red Mountain Road to the saddle between Red Mountain & Black Mountain Overlook. From there, we took the Black Mountain Overlook Trail to the summit, then followed the ridgeline over to Black Mountain and River Mountain Peak. From there, we dropped down the North Ridge to the River Mountains South Powerline Road. We took the road to the Caldera Trail, which we took back to Red Mountain Road. A nice loop!" — Kevin • Dec 12, 2015

"There was a geocache at the top of this small peak that I wanted to get, so Mike & I decided to bag this one before it got too hot. We ran most of the downhill bits and made a couple side-trips for a couple more caches. Not a bad morning!" — Kevin • Aug 22, 2015