Name: Griffith Peak
Rating: 4.6

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Trailhead closed - Cathedral Rock/South Loop trailhead closed for winter

Overview

This is a short route off of the South Loop Trail that brings you to Griffith Peak. The climb is great for a day trip or in addition to heading up to Charleston Peak.

Description

This trail finally reopened after being closed for the past three years due to the Carpenter 1 fire in 2013. This trail makes a great starting point to reach Griffith Peak, or you can continue to the Mt. Charleston summit and back.

Another option is to do the South Loop to North Loop connector. There are breathtaking views the entire trail. Plenty of switchbacks bring you up through the aspen, ponderosa, and bristlecone pines to just over 11,000 feet at the Griffith Peak.

Flora & Fauna

Aspen, ponderosa, bristlecone pine, and wildflowers galore. Deer can be seen in the early hours and birds are plentiful.

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Land Manager: BLM Nevada - Southern Nevada

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Rick Anthony with improvements by Greg Johnson

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4.6 from 25 votes

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4.6 from 25 votes

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Oct 7, 2016 near Pahrump, NV

Looking back at the ridgeline towards Mt Charleston.

Oct 7, 2016 near Pahrump, NV

Oct 7, 2016 near Pahrump, NV

Colorful wildflowers still hanging around in July.

Feb 16, 2021 near Pahrump, NV

Oct 7, 2016 near Pahrump, NV

Looking east towards Las Vegas and Red Rock from the Summit.

Oct 7, 2016 near Pahrump, NV

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Jun 12, 2022

Kristine Friedman

Strenuous hike! Start early as the sun is one the trail about 90% 8.8mi — 3h 53m

Aug 1, 2020

Claudia Prieto

Aug 1, 2020

Scott Warren

10h 00m

Jul 13, 2020

Matt Fledderjohann

Jun 7, 2020

Annastayzia Wilson

Aug 27, 2019

Roxy Berg

10mi — 11h 10m

Aug 11, 2019

Jason Trainor

Aug 9, 2019

Jamie S

Aug 3, 2019

Jeff Henson

10.8mi — 7h 15m

Jul 11, 2019

Brian Dodd

Started at Echo trailhead because of road works. This adds a mile in each direction. Some snow patches left that are easily circumvented. 11.1mi — 5h 50m

Jul 4, 2019

Michael Rock

Dec 30, 2018

Peggy Hsieh

Nov 17, 2018

Cesar Macias

Oct 30, 2018

Olivia Zeller

9.8mi

Sep 22, 2018

Chris C

Sep 13, 2018

Rob Scalise

Great hike. Views were awesome 10mi

Sep 9, 2018

Rob Scalise

9.8mi

Sep 8, 2018

Peggy Hsieh

9.8mi

Aug 8, 2018

Austin Holbert

Hiked all the way up to the junction where it slips off to go to Charleston peak. Couldn’t finish it so we turned back. It sure was a beautiful hik… 9.6mi

May 28, 2018

Christina Aiello

Apr 26, 2018

Kit Cass

Still snow above 10,000 ft. Had to post hike the upper switchbacks. Be prepared and it's totally worth it. 9.5mi

Nov 19, 2017

Thomas Katkus

4.3mi

Sep 14, 2017

Cristina Alfonso-Zea

Aug 6, 2017

Christian Jones

9.5mi — 4h 30m

Jul 29, 2017

Robert O'Brien

9.8mi

Jul 1, 2017

Jeff Hedrick

9.8mi

Jun 24, 2017

B B

10.3mi

Jun 4, 2017

Kelly Kochanski

Jun 3, 2017

Patty Munch

Beautiful day! Still quite a bit of snow on the trail! 9.8mi

May 27, 2017

Sarah Calkins

Didn't make it all the way to the peak due to snow pack. We gave it our all but didn't have yak tracks to help. 9mi

May 27, 2017

Eric Wong

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“An incredible trail with great views of Kyle Canyon and 360-degree views from the top. ”

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