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
"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
"Chili day, 20°F at the trailhead. Opted to skip the class 4 slabs for concern about ice/snow in the shade. Sure enough we found plenty of it on the north side. Classic south side descent through the calico red canyon. Breezy at the peak, otherwise quite a pleasant hike. " — DudeAlmighty • Jan 10, 2024
"Three peak route today. We ascended the newly completed Dead Horse Gully route. It runs up the entire gully. After several tries and a lot of clearing of overgrowth, we cairned and completed the route earlier this year. From DHP we went down to White Pinnacle and signed the register there. A slight climb back up put us on a ledge that runs west from there. We took that ledge a short distance until we found the slot that runs down to another ledge below. It is very obvious where the slot is. You see a huge flat area a hundred plus feet below you and the slot starts to your left (east) of where you are. To get into the slot looks vey intimidating, but there are a lot of foot and hand holds on the wall. One member of the team entered the slot from the end of the slot...a little more risky in my opinion. Once down the slot and to the flat area we made our way east a slight distance to White Pinnacle Jr. The start of the descent route from here was not one of the best. We went down the very brushy, overgrown WP Jr. gully. It was a fight to get the short distance down to the point where we could hook up with route that has been cleared. Definitely a fun day and route, but my definition o..." — Heartattackbruce • Dec 2, 2023