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Silica Dome
Mountain/Rock

Silica Dome

 
Silica Dome

Page Type: Mountain/Rock

Location: Nevada, United States, North America

Lat/Lon: 36.45000°N / 114.4989°W

County: Clark

Activities: Hiking, Mountaineering, Bouldering, Scrambling

Season: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Elevation: 2349 ft / 716 m

 

Page By: redsplashman23

Created/Edited: Dec 16, 2006 / Apr 14, 2007

Object ID: 252093

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Table of Contents

Overview
Getting There
Route
Red Tape
Camping
Summit Shots
External Links

Images

Overview

 
Hikers summiting Silica Dome
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Silica Dome is an awesome Sandstone Peak in the Valley of Fire.
This short hike can give one some of the most excellent views within the park.

Getting There

The park is located about 55 miles NE from Las Vegas. Traveling NE on Interstate 15 from Las Vegas, take Nevada Route 169 at Crystal south to the park. Traveling southwest on I-15 turn south on Route 169 (Exit 93) near Glendale, and travel southeast 15 miles to the park.

Once you arrive at the visitor center, turn into the visitor center and then take a left onto Mouse's Tank Road. Drive 1.9 miles and then turn right onto Rainbow Vista Road up to the parking area. Silica Dome is about 1/2 mile in front of you.


Route

The easiest route is to drive up Mouse's Tank Road to Rainbow Vista Road from the visitor center and then do the short hike to the top. Another way would be to hike from Rainbow Vista down through Fire Canyon and then scramble over to Silica Dome.

The most challenging and fun way is to park at the visitor center and then hike/scramble/boulder your way North for a few miles until you reach Silica Dome. This will test your route finding skills as well as your scrambling skills. If you do this route be sure to have plenty of water and take your time scrambling as some of the sandstone is very brittle. Great scenery can be enjoyed on this route.

 
Silica Dome
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Silica Dome
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Red Tape

  • Red Tape Link to Red Tape on the Valley of Fire Page

    Camping

  • Camping Link to Camping on the Valley of Fire Page

    Summit Shots

     
    On the summit
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    Myself on Silica Dome
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    External Links

  • Google Image Search for Silica Dome

    Images

    Silica DomeApproaching Silica DomeSilica DomeSilica Dome comes into viewSilica DomeBoulder Field
    Hikers summiting Silica DomeMyself on Silica DomeMuddy PeakSilica Dome up aboveRed and White Sandstone MeetRed and White Sandstone
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