Oak Peak

"Did a loop around Wilson. I started in through Oak and tagged Oak peak, then made my way up to the limestone ridge. This proved to be the most difficult part of the day. Once I was up on the ridge I made my way over to just above First Creek Peak and dropped down. The skinny sandstone along the ridge out to it was fun, and there was a neat scramble up the summit block. From there I followed some very nice cairns through a complicated section down to the floor of the canyon and made my way out. This was a really long day and I was thankful to have my headlamp. I think I timed it well because it got dark just as I got out of the canyon out into the open desert, so it was easy going even in the dark." — kbrack • Dec 22, 2025

"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

"Intense 4th class down climb at very end. Other than that pretty chill . Raw dogged some water from oak creek where I broke off to tag it. Looked clear and was cool and tasty on this hot day. Looks like 52 peak club was on rainbow mtn today but I missed them, must have either started real early or did it from juniper canyon . I got 18 red rock peaks left in r&s Peakery is also getting ridiculous with their elevation stats, it said I had 6100 ft before I saved it , it always shorts me at least 1000 " — joshortman • May 13, 2023

"Forced out of our normal Mount Charleston area alpine hikes for the time being (due to wildfires), we decided to brave the heat & hit Red Rock again. Parked at the Oak Creek trailhead on SR 159 & hiked in to the South Fork of Oak Creek. We took the standard route to the peak, ascending near the back of the canyon & up the slabs to the summit. We had mild weather on the way up. We even got a few sprinkles towards the beginning of the hike. From the top, we descended down the shortcut route through the steep bowl back to the North Fork of Oak Creek, then the long, hot slog back to the vehicles. My Jeep said 109 degrees!! Yikes!" — Kevin • Jul 7, 2013

"Parked at the Oak Creek trailhead on the main road and followed Oak Creek into the south fork of Oak Creek Canyon. From there, we made our way to the base of the mountain and ascended via the east ridge. This route was full of class 3 & 4 climbing (almost the whole way up) with some EXTREME exposure! We descended via the north fork of Oak Creek Canyon." — Kevin • Oct 19, 2012