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Spirit Mountain - 2 members in 4 triplogs have rated this an average 4 ( 1 to 5 best )
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Nov 11 2021
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 Fountain Hills,
Spirit in the Sky, NV 
Spirit in the Sky, NV
 
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DixieFlyer • Triplogs 1,376
Hiking4.60 Miles 2,674 AEG
Hiking4.60 Miles   4 Hrs   47 Mns   1.80 mph
2,674 ft AEG   2 Hrs   14 Mns Break
 
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I had been hiking around St. George, Utah for a couple of days and decided to hike up to Spirit Mountain on my way back to the Phoenix area.

This is a relatively short hike, but it is a tough and steep one. There isn't a trail, but there are some cairns and social trails along the way. I had a GPS track that I was reasonably comfortable with, and I managed to make it up to the summit and back down.

There was quite a bit of class 2 hiking/climbing, and with all the route finding that I had to do, the going was pretty slow. I had read about a class 3 downclimb that you had to do just before the summit, but it turned out to be a piece of cake. It was steep and slippery on the way back down, and I took my time to be on the safe side.

This is a fun and challenging hike, and I was glad to get it done. Spirit Mountain is one of the Sierra Club Desert Peak Section (DPS) peaks, and it seems to be fairly typical of those peaks.
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[ checklist ]  Benchmark  Cactuscat Pose  Summit Register Log
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[ checklist ]  Lake Mead  Spirit Mountain
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Dec 07 2011
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49 male
 Joined Dec 30 2007
 Avondale,Az
Spirit MountainVegas, NV
Spirit Mountain
Vegas, NV
Hiking avatar Dec 07 2011
Stoic • Triplogs 552
Hiking7.00 Miles 2,000 AEG
Hiking7.00 Miles   6 Hrs      1.27 mph
2,000 ft AEG      30 Mns Break
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First off I would not recommend doing this hike alone. I was in Bullhead city for work, and decided to come back to this area. I will hike in the area again, I just wont summit to the top of Spirit alone.
Besides the wind, the hike started out great. After about 60 minutes into the hike, i saw, what I thought was the summit. I was thinking i would be to the top in about an hour. 2 1/2 hours later I was at the top :? There is a lot of thorn bushes and cactus you need to look out for. I am cut up from bushwhacking on this hike. Gaining elevation can be tricky also. I had to drop some elevation at one area. Pictures 10 and 11 are of the same rock formation. The snow and ice added some difficulty in some areas. There where 8 inches of snow in some places. Overall it was a fantastic hike. I am sore from head to toe.
I did start the trail about 2 miles north of the coordinates listed on this hike.
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Sep 14 2011
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49 male
 Joined Dec 30 2007
 Avondale,Az
Spirit MountainVegas, NV
Spirit Mountain
Vegas, NV
Hiking avatar Sep 14 2011
Stoic • Triplogs 552
Hiking4.50 Miles 1,600 AEG
Hiking4.50 Miles   3 Hrs      1.50 mph
1,600 ft AEG
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Where Christmas tree rd starts going west, there is an old 4x4 road. The road goes about 1/2mile into the desert. I parked my car and started heading toward Spirit Mountain. I started hiking by following a closed 4x4 trail, im guessing about mile. I know there are shorter routes to the top with less elevation gain. I choose to hike this area. My ultimate goal was to make it to the top, but didnt know if it was possible. About 90 minutes into the hike, I hit a 40 foot drop. Not wanting to go back and around, i started hiking south on a ridge. A lot of cool rock formations in this area. I did run into a rattlersnake about 1/2 mile from my car. The snake was on the closed portion of the 4x4 trail. I was about 3 foot from him when he warmed me of his presence. After a few seconds, he went to hide in a near by bush.
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[ checklist ]  Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
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Apr 26 2009
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74 male
 Joined Feb 12 2002
 Gold Canyon, AZ
Spirit MountainVegas, NV
Spirit Mountain
Vegas, NV
Hiking avatar Apr 26 2009
AZLOT69 • Triplogs 2,215
Hiking3.00 Miles 2,344 AEG
Hiking3.00 Miles   3 Hrs      1.00 mph
2,344 ft AEG
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The night life in Laughlin led to a late start. The bushwhacking was taking longer than expected and due to the heat I had to abort. No shade here ](*,)
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average hiking speed 1.39 mph

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