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Griffith Peak Summit Views
Hiking Around Las Vegas, Mount Charleston Area, Kyle Canyon
Griffith Peak Trail
Griffith Peak

Overview

This is a very strenuous, 9.7-mile round-trip hike that climbs about 3,400 vertical-feet from the Cathedral Rock Trailhead to the summit of Griffith Peak. The trail climbs the south side of Kyle Canyon to the crest, follows the Griffith Peak Trail along the crest for a few hundred yards, and then climbs a steep spur-trail to the summit. Views from the summit are among the best in southern Nevada, and there are some gnarled bristlecone pines (now mostly burned) and interesting fossil on the summit. An alternate route up Griffith Peak starts at the Griffith Peak Trailhead, but that trail is closed for now because of damage after the fire.

Presented here are summit-view photos. For a description of the hike, see Griffith Peak.

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Griffith Peak
Hiker on the summit (view W)
Griffith Peak Trail
Hikers on the summit (view W)
Griffith Peak Trail
Hikers on the summit (view NE)
Griffith Peak
Fossil crinoids on the summit
Griffith Peak
La Madre Range (view ESE from Griffith Peak)
Griffith Peak
Red Rock Canyon Escarpment (view SE from Griffith Peak)
Griffith Peak
Mt. Charleston and bristlecone pine (view NW from Griffith Peak)
Griffith Peak
Mt. Charleston and bristlecone pine (view NW from Griffith Peak)
Griffith Peak
Mummy Mountain and bristlecone pine (view NW from Griffith Peak)
Griffith Peak
Mt. Charleston and bristlecone pine (view NW from Griffith Peak)
Griffith Peak
Mummy Mountain and bristlecone pine (view NW from Griffith Peak)
Griffith Peak
Bristlecone pines (view E from Griffith Peak)
Griffith Peak Trail
South Loop saddle (arrow; view W from summit)
Griffith Peak
Happy hiker on the summit
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Griffith Peak Griffith Peak
Griffith Peak
Hikers on Griffith Peak summit (view W towards Mt. Charleston)
Griffith Peak
Hikers on Griffith Peak summit (view N)

Happy Hiking! All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
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