"2.12.22~Spirit Mountain Hustle. Newberry Range, NV. 4 miles 2,500’ gain in 2:40hrs Round Trip. Up in 1:23hrs, :12 min on top, down in 1:05hrs. It’s challenging to make quick work of this one because of the variety of cactus/yucca ready to impale at every turn. Despite that, I did great! I haven’t done this peak in 5 years. My 1st time was with a local Club…Being alone was way better/faster and navigating was no problem. I ate nothing, had no breakfast and drank 20oz of water. Food is overrated. This rugged granite mountain is exquisite with fun route finding" — paula.raimondi • Feb 12, 2022

"Route finding a slight issue. I went up the easiest way and came down a much worse way. Almost stepped on a rattlesnake. Fun steep hike lots of scrambling a lot unnecessary if u lose the non existent trail and cairns." — ryancoburn • Sep 3, 2021

"Third time's the charm! This time we knew what we did wrong last time, where we missed the crucial turn, and where we were going for about halfway up the mountain. It all helped - and we only got off trail once and had to climb up a slab to get back to where we needed to be. Spirit Mountain is STEEP. Let no one tell you otherwise...! The path is mostly well cairned; there are several "choose-your-own-adventure" places where there are multiple ways to go up (or down). The only part that really requires much in the way of scrambling is the notch before the summit. We had a safety strap with us and used that for the way down, but really, you wedge into the rock pretty well as it's very tight. It's much easier to come back up and over the notch in the big rock than it is to go down it. Beware of all of the cacti. They want to be your FRIEND. FOREVER. ALL THE HUGS. It seemed like any time there was a steep bit in the trail with loose footing and a corner, there'd be a cactus there, waiting to give you a hug. The weather was good for a hike; a little breezy, with the winds picking up later in the day, but honestly it wasn't too bad until the summit itself. We ended up going down a l..." — psychikingjes • Mar 7, 2021

"Very cold and windy on top! Only stayed for about 3 minutes. The views down towards Lake Mohave are worth the minor route finding and the loose rocks. A couple of minor class 3 moves on the way." — Gabsolute • Jan 5, 2019

"I met with the Mountaineer Club for this one hosted by Valerie and Susan. Very nice crew. We took the wrong wash up and had to correct ourselves but all worked out well. We all summitied. This was my 3rd try at this peak so I was happy to put it in the done pile. It was a pretty day and the recent storms created waterfalls everywhere and snow and ice on the summit and in the shadows. It was a very loose and brushy hike but well worth the views. " — paula.raimondi • Jan 21, 2017

"Another great day hiking the mountains I love so very much. Spirit Mountain was 6miles rt with 3000ft gain. It was number 28 of 50 for LVMC50. I saw some absolutely beautiful scenery today." — MelsTravels • Jan 24, 2015

"Great Mountain, Route Finding is so easy with that many Cairns once you find the first big ones on the Bottom, Nice trail to follow despite not many people hike this Mountain. Highly recommended. " — Nuernberger • Mar 27, 2014