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Mount Wilson (Nevada)

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Topo map
  
USGS Blue Diamond

Elevation
  
2,155 m

Mountain range
  
Spring Mountains

Easiest route
  
Scramble

Prominence
  
204 m

Parent range
  
Spring Mountains

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Location
  
Clark County, Nevada, U.S.

Similar
  
Harris Mountain, McFarland Peak, Bridge Mountain, Griffith Peak, Mummy Mountain

Mount Wilson is a mountain located in the Spring Mountain range of southern Nevada. It is located on land managed by the United States Bureau of Land Management as the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, part of the Rainbow Mountain Wilderness Area. It is the highest peak in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.

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Map of Mt Wilson, Nevada 89161, USA

Mount Wilson is 17 miles (27 km) west of downtown Las Vegas in Clark County, Nevada.

Hiking RouteEdit

Mount Wilson's sandstone cliffs are accessible to hikers starting at the First Creek trailhead and proceeding west into First Creek Canyon. From there, at least two distinct and strenuous third-class routes lead to the summit.

References

Mount Wilson (Nevada) Wikipedia