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| Hiking | 6.69 Miles |
2,124 AEG |
| | Hiking | 6.69 Miles | 3 Hrs 31 Mns | | 2.15 mph |
| 2,124 ft AEG | 24 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | After getting up early and hiking up to Black Mountain in Henderson in the morning, I drove north of Vegas afterward to the Desert National Wildlife Refuge (DNWR) to hike up to Gass Peak.
The drive in to the TH was a bumpy one, and I was glad to have some good tires and a vehicle with a good suspension.
This a straightforward hike in a fairly drab desert -- other than some Joshua trees, most vegetation was not even knee high.
There were some interesting views at the summit: looking north was a vast, desolate wilderness; and to the south was the Las Vegas sprawl.
I usually don't see anyone on these type of hikes, but I saw 4 people on the trail.
This hike won't make my top 10 list, but I am glad that I did it, and if I lived in Vegas I imagine that I would do this hike every now and then. |
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| Civilization is a nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there |
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