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Apr 17 2026

ShatteredArm

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Gass Peak - DNWR

Vegas, NV

Gass Peak - DNWR

Vegas, NV

Run/Jog		Apr 17 2026
		ShatteredArm • Triplogs 365

Run/Jog	6.60 Miles	2,180 AEG

Run/Jog	6.60 Miles	2 Hrs 19 Mns 47 Secs	2.92 mph
	2,180 ft AEG	4 Mns Break

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Didn't think I'd have time to do something like Hayford Peak, but figured I'd head out to the same area to scope it out (since I had my Jeep), and decided to check out Gass Peak. This one is interesting in that it's much higher than it looks from downtown LV, probably due to the lack of vegetation even at 7k feet. The road to get out there was long but not terrible, biggest risk is probably a punctured tire if you're not careful.

The lower elevations of this trail go through some Joshua forest, which is kinda cool. Not too steep the first mile, then it starts climbing a little more. No route finding issues at all on this trail, though it does not seem to get a whole lot of use. It was also a little cold and windy on the way up.

Nice think about this trail is you don't really get much of the payoff until you're all the way to the summit, so little risk of turning around early. Once at the top, a nice view of the Spring and Sheep range, downtown LV, and I think I could even see the Hualapai Mountains way in the distance. Worth doing once, but I don't think I'd go back to it.

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Mar 31 2022

DixieFlyer

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Gass Peak - DNWR

Vegas, NV

Gass Peak - DNWR

Vegas, NV

Hiking		Mar 31 2022
		DixieFlyer • Triplogs 1,535

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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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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[ checklist ] Joshua Tree

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[ checklist ] Benchmark Informational/Interpretive Sign Reference Mark

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Named place [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Bonanza Peak Charleston Peak Desert National Wildlife Range Gass Peak Hayford Peak Mount Stirling Sheep Peak Spring Mountains Willow Peak

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