Get high near Vegas. Includes all peaks at least 10,000 ft high with at least 300 ft prominence in the Spring Mountains near Las Vegas, NV. All have trails, paths or established routes with the exception of Clinton Peak & Reagan Mountain. Created by Courtney Purcell and featured in his book "Rambles and Scrambles: A Peakbagging Guide to the Desert Southwest" available here https://www.amazon.com/dp/0692381317. Thanks to peakery member Kevin Humes for help with this challenge.
Highest peak
Charleston Peak
11,916 ft / 3,631 m
Most prominent peak
Charleston Peak
8,241 ft / 2,511 m prom
Most summited peak
Charleston Peak
412 summits
Most difficult peak
Charleston Peak
Class 2
Difficulty breakdown
Class 1/2 2 peaks
Class 3/4 3 peaks
Highlights
Latest summits
"Gunsmoke Peak was a last minute add to the original route we planned to McFarland and N. McFarland. We scrambled up a wash from the "standard" north route to McFarland that took us directly to Gunsmoke. Good, solid rock in the wash where we needed to get up cliff bands. Would do that route again. From Gunsmoke we took the ridge line traverse over to McFarland and then down the northern ridge line to North McFarland. The route was not difficult and definitely a good one to do again. " — Heartattackbruce • Sep 9, 2023
"This route, modified Mummy Head to Toe, has seven registers to sign on it. The one that is not listed is Mummy Vista, just before Forehead. The Nostril route to the Nose is fun, challenging and time consuming. It can add about an hour to the overall time. You will gain nearly 1250 feet in the last 1/2 mile up to the the Nose. A lot of this route is for advanced scramblers only. You will be climbing walls and traversing a knife-edge. There are sections where you will be hundreds of feet up on the knife edge and it will be less than 2 feet wide....and crumbly. Yes, it will give you the adrenaline rush that you may be looking for. Be prepared for a 9-11 hour day to safely cover the 9.25 miles and 4700 feet of elevation gain. Over 50% of the gain is on the 1.5 mile approach to the Nose. This route is highly modified from the "standard" route that is known as Mummy Head to Toe. " — Heartattackbruce • Jul 29, 2023
"This route, modified Mummy Head to Toe, has seven registers to sign on it. The one that is not listed is Mummy Vista, just before Forehead. The Nostril route to the Nose is fun, challenging and time consuming. It can add about an hour to the overall time. You will gain nearly 1250 feet in the last 1/2 mile up to the the Nose. A lot of this route is for advanced scramblers only. You will be climbing walls and traversing a knife-edge. There are sections where you will be hundreds of feet up on the knife edge and it will be less than 2 feet wide....and crumbly. Yes, it will give you the adrenaline rush that you may be looking for. Be prepared for a 9-11 hour day to safely cover the 9.25 miles and 4700 feet of elevation gain. Over 50% of the gain is on the 1.5 mile approach to the Nose. This route is highly modified from the "standard" route that is known as Mummy Head to Toe. " — Heartattackbruce • Jul 29, 2023
"Cleaned out the loose rock on the climbing section of the Nostril Route. This route is my favorite. If you use it, be prepared for a long, steep slab (picture) and a class 4 climb with a class 5 move just below the peak. Make sure that people are clear of the rock fall zone on the final wall ascent. " — Heartattackbruce • Jul 27, 2023
"Solo but saw a bunch of friendly faces. Last 4 miles were rough when i ran out of everything. Drank a liter right from mummy springs. A nice lady Laura gave me a ride back to my car because she saw me dry heaving haha" — bend • Jul 22, 2023