Turtlehead Peak Climber's Log

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BradBartick

BradBartick - Jul 12, 2008 10:23 pm

5 X in a day  Sucess!

Training for rim-rim-rim in Grand Canyon. Did TP 5 times non-stop with no sitting in one day to train. Have also done it 3 times in one day. Good little peak- quick elevation gain.

odogg0824

odogg0824 - Jun 12, 2008 6:21 pm Date Climbed: Jun 5, 2008

Fun Ascent  Sucess!

Climbed with my fiance, brother, and sister. There was a lot of "choose your own adventure" on the way up. Virtually no wind at the top and terrific views in all directions. We saw a bighorn sheep on the way down, and had an overall great experience. Total time - 5 hours including 45 mins at the summit.

DayHikerJr - May 27, 2008 4:40 pm Date Climbed: May 25, 2008

Trail from Sandstone Quarry  Sucess!

With Mommy and Daddy. Not yet 9 months old, so Daddy carried me. It was about 50F with rain and wind on the summit, but I didn't cry.

mdougherty

mdougherty - Apr 24, 2008 3:42 pm Date Climbed: Apr 6, 2008

From Sandstone Quarry  Sucess!

Nice day, hiked up the trail with my Dad. Great views at the top.

justinjohnsen - Mar 14, 2008 12:11 am Date Climbed: Mar 10, 2008

First time at Red Rock  Sucess!

Had a morning free before I started a work conference in Vegas, so I went up to Turtlehead along the standard trail from Sandstone Quarry. Awesome scenery for a non-desert native.

Spied an inviting drainage leaving Turtlehead's south slopes into a slot canyon on the northwest side of the Calico Hills. It made for a fun descent and return to the car. The solid rock at the bottom of the gully was far preferable to the slippery stuff on the use trails up.

jimegan

jimegan - Feb 8, 2008 7:02 am Date Climbed: Mar 6, 2000

TURTLEHEAD PK  Sucess!

FIRST CLIMBED WITH WIFE IN '98 ON INITIAL HOUSEHUNT

ALSO CLIMBED: 11/2/00 11/15/01(FROM MY HOME IN SUMMERLIN) 11/30/01 2/28/02 12/24/02 4/25/03 3/9/05 2/16/08 1/17/09

from Calico Basin: 1/5/11, 12/7/11(via Grey Cap), 11/20/13 SE Ridge w/MB; 1/13/16, 2/15/16, 1/5/20, 3/28/23, 12/14/23, 2/16/24, 2/24/24, 3/24/24

bike/hike from home 10/18/12

WyoNative

WyoNative - Jan 30, 2008 11:01 pm Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2007

Summit At Sunset  Sucess!

Descended with light of full moon; footing a little slick at night

Vagabond Manifesto

Vagabond Manifesto - Jan 29, 2008 3:45 pm Date Climbed: Nov 14, 2007

Red Rock Canyon NCA  Sucess!

Climbed with my buddy Wulf. Easy climb, great views of the Spring Mountains, Calico Hills, White Rock area.

redsplashman23

redsplashman23 - Nov 20, 2007 11:08 pm Date Climbed: Nov 17, 2007

Turtlehead  Sucess!

Finally got around to this peak. Great views of Red Rock and Las Vegas.

135driver

135driver - Oct 26, 2007 12:33 am Date Climbed: Oct 25, 2007

OUch.  Sucess!

Did this one on a nice warm day. OUt of shape and that was a painful one, but very worth the summit. In my top 5 favorite summits for sure.

JBRunyan

JBRunyan - Oct 20, 2007 12:51 am Date Climbed: Oct 19, 2007

Takin a break  Sucess!

Decided to take a break from calculus homework/whiskey drinkin and wanted to get a hike done. This was a good day hike, cool views of Vegas from the top. Fun Scramblin most of the way.

POLUKO

POLUKO - Aug 28, 2007 6:54 pm Date Climbed: Mar 16, 2007

Tourist hike

Didn't get too far, already completed an 18 hole round of golf.

MoapaPk

MoapaPk - May 12, 2007 5:41 pm Date Climbed: Oct 15, 1998

best by east  Sucess!

Many times since-- essentially a quickly-accessed training hike.
The routes from Calico Basin on the SE offer much more challenge and solitude:
Turtlehead by east

Jerry L

Jerry L - May 8, 2007 7:14 pm Date Climbed: Apr 4, 2007

Standard Route  Sucess!

Summitted.

rlawson

rlawson - Mar 26, 2007 10:36 pm Date Climbed: Mar 22, 2007

From Visitor's Center via Sandstone Quarry  Sucess!

I hiked this with my 11 year old daughter. We started at 9 a.m. from the Visitor's Center, went through Calico Hills to the Sandstone Quarry and then on to Turtlehead Peak via the standard trail. We hit the summit at 12:30 and were back at the Visitor's Center by 4:00. Perfect weather and surprisingly no crowds to speak of on the mountain. This was my third time on Turtlehead, but it was my daughter's first real mountain.

Anya Jingle

Anya Jingle - Jan 20, 2007 9:37 pm Date Climbed: Dec 18, 2006

From Sandstone Quarry Trailhead  Sucess!

I only like to do this hike when the mountain is covered in snow or when the temperatures are very cold or preferably both. Mostly because this is the only time (except of course for the summertime when temps exceed 100F) when this peak is not crowded.
Here is the slideshow from our most recent trip up there, enjoy:Turtlehead Peak hike

LV Hiker

LV Hiker - Jan 6, 2007 7:15 am Date Climbed: Jan 4, 2007

First Peak of 2007  Sucess!


Having finally beaten the cold that's been nagging me lately I decided I was ready for a more challenging hike. I selected Turtlehead Peak.

This peak has been on my to do list for sometime now. Everytime I leave my house in the morning I can see this prominant peak. Now when I see it I can look up there and say to myself "Been there, Done that"

Personally I didn't find this peak too much of a challenge. Sure it was a good workout. But I never once wondered if I was going to be able to make it or not.

It starts out as a flat easy hike as you make your way across the desert to the base of the mountain. It gets steeper and steeper until eventually you're making your way up a steep canyon trying to hit the ridgeline that'll take you to the summit.

Up until we hit the ridgeline the weather was pretty nice. I was hiking with just a t-shirt on and was very comfortable...actually a bit warm at times. The canyon blocked much of the wind.

But once we hit the ridgline the wind really picked up. With the sweat from the exertion of the climb starting to evaporate in the wind it got a bit chilly and i had to put my jacket on.

While making our way to the summit after having gained the ridgeline we did notice little patches of snow here and there. My dog Hobo enjoyed playing in the few patches she could find. She loves the snow. I'll have to take her up to Charelston sometime while there's still lots of snow up there and see how she likes that.

We did run into half a dozen other hikers while making the climb.

The view from the top was a bit hazier then I would have hoped for.

boisedoc

boisedoc - Sep 12, 2006 5:24 am Date Climbed: Feb 15, 1999

Good Vegas views  Sucess!

Good views of Vegas and particularly Summerlin

jtree

jtree - Jun 26, 2006 9:23 pm Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2006

Great Views  Sucess!

This short hike offers what I think are some of the best views of the area. The strip and casinos to the East and the Red rock escarpment to the West. Fantastic!!

darinchadwick

darinchadwick - May 17, 2006 4:03 am

TEVAS  Sucess!

I forgot my wifes hiking boots back at the hotel, so she sprinted ahead of me in anger wearing her Tevas. As usual, we hiked much faster than normal. The more angry one or both of us is, the faster we reach the summit. It sounds sick but it works for us. She even accepted my apologies on the summit.

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