DATE:   June 2, 2002  

TURTLEHEAD PEAK

RED ROCK NATIONAL PARK

LOCATION: Turtlehead Peak, Red Rock National Park, Nevada USA
WEATHER: I forget
HIKERS: Grant Tokumi, Daryn Ohta

Grant on the way to Turtlehead Peak

Sandstone Quarry and Red Rock Canyon from the saddle of the peak

Calico Hills, Calico Basin, and Las Vegas from the peak

Daryn at the peak w/ Las Vegas in the background

Daryn checking out Sandstone Quarry and Red Rock Canyon from the peak

Sandstone deposits on the backside of the canyon

Backside of Turtlehead Peak

Notes:
Turtlehead Peak Hike
Location: Red Rock
Elev: 6,323
Trail Length: 5 miles
Date: June 2, 2002

Good training hike. Decent distance, but not too punishing. You got some length of steep trail, but no death defying climbing. And then you got the nice open views from the top while the birds swoop down at high speeds and try to take the beef jerky and Chewys.
Email me at: grant@tokumi.net