The 52 best peaks in the Las Vegas area as selected by local guru Branch Whitney for the "52 Peak Club". Designed for year-round pursuit featuring the best peaks in 3 areas: Red Rocks, Mount Charleston, and Lake Mead. Join up for some hikes with the Las Vegas Hiking Meetup and get details on all the peaks on Branch's sites www.hikinglasvegas.com and http://www.52peakclub.com
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 3 peaks
Class 3/4 6 peaks
Highlights
Latest summits
"Always a fun loop that can be modified in many ways...adding or subtracting peaks on the way. It's fun to see the expressions on the faces of the team when they do the Rainbow Direct route for the first time. " — Heartattackbruce • Apr 21, 2024
"TR and Condition report on Rocky Gap Road out of Willow Springs. My 56x up Bridge. I normally avoid this road unless required by expediency. I used to drive up here in a 2003 Subaru with 7 inches clearance, aided by the narrowness of that vehicle. Since then, one section has gotten better and two have gotten worse. The section bigRocksInRoad (right after 1st wash) and BadRedHill are worse. The OldBadSpot, where a stream sometimes crosses, is better. We saw several Pink Jeeps turn around at Park4NorthPeak at 2.4 miles up – they used to turn around below that.
bigRocksInRoad 36.1646953 -115.5068051
lastBigPullout 36.1604693 -115.5172013
oldBadSpot 36.1590931 -115.5201408
BadRedHill 36.1568590 -115.5206260
park4NorthPeak 36.1511667 -115.5235472
" — hwstock • Apr 20, 2024
"Great route. Lots of climbing and scrambling thats not too exposed. There is really just one section at the beginning that exposed. Really should bring a 50 foot rope for a rappel. There are two bolts to use for this. " — derek-puraVida • Mar 24, 2024
"Second time going up what we will call the direct route. You climb the east ridge line to the wall before the peak, traverse left (south) on a ledge that starts out narrow and widens, and continue around to link up with the long slab before the peak. You will be 1/2 way up the slab when you enter it. The exit route is the standard north fork route. The attached track isn't the best, but it gives you the general direction. Oh, and, you don't have to do the wall climb before you get to the final slab, you can drop down a few feet, along the wall, and connect there. " — Heartattackbruce • Feb 27, 2024
"Nice day with the 4 ladies. I had not been on our "up route" for 8 years, and was surprised to see lots of cairns. At first I thought I'd lead the group up my previous "down" route on Mean Gene, then realized how stupid that would be for a group. My heart was warmed by how accommodating all my friends were." — hwstock • Feb 17, 2024