![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_21979a.jpg)
Hikers just beyond the fork (view SE) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_21980a.jpg)
Approaching the side ridge (view SE) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_21981a.jpg)
On toe of side ridge, approaching end of road (view S) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_21982a.jpg)
Hikers at end of road (view SW) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_21983a.jpg)
Road unceremoniously ends; hikers continue (view SW) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_37047a.jpg)
Volunteers have constructed a trail (view SW) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_37048a.jpg)
Volunteers have constructed a trail (view SW) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_21984a.jpg)
Faint use-trail continues up ridgeline (view SW) |
![Blue Diamond Cholla](p-gpu/IMG_03520a.jpg)
Blue Diamond Cholla at the toe of the ridge (view SW) |
![Blue Diamond Cholla](p-gpu/IMG_03510a.jpg)
Blue Diamond Cholla flower |
![Blue Diamond Cholla](p-gpu/IMG_03463a.jpg)
Blue Diamond Cholla with spineless fruits |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_37056a.jpg)
Trail continues up ridgeline (view SW) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_37057a.jpg)
Hiker atop first small knob on ridgeline (view SW) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_21986a.jpg)
First small knob on ridgeline (view SW) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_21987a.jpg)
Gentle traverse (view SW from first small knob on ridgeline) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_37058a.jpg)
Hikers passing lots of Blue Diamond Cholla (view SW) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_37059a.jpg)
Approaching first small knob on ridgeline (view SW) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_37052a.jpg)
Seems to be a coarse-grained quartzite on the ridge |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_37055a.jpg)
Seems to be a coarse-grained quartzite on the ridge |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_37060a.jpg)
Approaching the alternate route down (view SW) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_37061a.jpg)
Continuing past the alternate route down (view SW) |
![Anderson's Buttercup](../../../Veg/Species/Forbs-P/Ranunc_and/p-ra/S120_37050a.jpg)
During spring, watch for lots of Anderson's Buttercup |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_21988a.jpg)
Passing another small rocky outcrop on ridgeline (view SW) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_21989a.jpg)
Another gentle traverse on ridgeline (view SW) |
Gentle traverse continues before climbing to low knob (view SW) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_37063a.jpg)
Hiker starting up towards the low knob (view SW) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_21991a.jpg)
Atop low knob, route turns to ascend towards summit ridge (view S) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_21992a.jpg)
Hikers ascending steep hillside (view S) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_21993a.jpg)
Hikers on gentle terrain (view S) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_21994a.jpg)
Hikers on steep hillside (view SE) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_21995a.jpg)
Arriving at next low knob (view SW) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_37065a.jpg)
A gentle bit, then another hill climb (view S) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_37066a.jpg)
Hiker on steep hillside (view S) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_37067a.jpg)
Hikers arriving on the summit ridge (view SW) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_21997a.jpg)
Arriving on summit ridge (view SW) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_37068a.jpg)
Hikers on the summit ridge (view SW) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_21998a.jpg)
Summit ridge (view SE, can see only extreme east Las Vegas) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_21999a.jpg)
Route continues on gentle ridgeline (view SW) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_22000a.jpg)
Route continues over high point on gentle ridgeline (view SW) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_22001a.jpg)
Route climbs gently along ridgeline (view SW) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_22002a.jpg)
Route climbs steeply along ridgeline (view S) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_37069a.jpg)
Two of six German Eurofighter Typhoons during a Red Flag exercise |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_37070a.jpg)
Short switchbacks help on this steep hillside (view SW) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_37071a.jpg)
Short switchbacks help on this steep hillside (view SW) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_22003a.jpg)
Route continues on gentle ridgeline (view SW) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_22004a.jpg)
Route continues on gentle ridgeline (view SW) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_22005a.jpg)
Route climbs steeply across hillside (view SW) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_22006a.jpg)
Route climbs gently across hillside towards ridgeline (view SW) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_22007a.jpg)
Route continues on steep ridgeline (view SW) |
![gass peak](p-gpu/S120_37072a.jpg)
Route climbs steeply across hillside (view SW) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_22008a.jpg)
Route climbs steeply across hillside (view SW) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_22009a.jpg)
A bit of a rocky step-up (view W) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_22010a.jpg)
Route climbs moderately across north-facing hillside (view W) |
![gass peak](p-gpu/S120_37073a.jpg)
A bit of gentle trail traversing steep hillside (view SW) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_22011a.jpg)
Route climbs moderately across north-facing hillside (view W) |
![gass peak](p-gpu/S120_37074a.jpg)
Hikers on moderate grade traversing steep hillside (view SW) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_22012a.jpg)
Towers on the summit come back into view (view W) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_22013a.jpg)
Back on ridgeline (view S into Las Vegas Valley) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_22014a.jpg)
Route continues along ridgeline (view W) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_22015a.jpg)
Route drops to bypass rocky crest (view W) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_22016a.jpg)
Route crosses onto south-facing slope (view W) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_22017a.jpg)
Steep route on slope below summit (view W) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_22018a.jpg)
Approaching summit structures; route turns up here (view W) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_37077a.jpg)
Approaching summit structures; route turns up here (view W) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_37079a.jpg)
Trail turns steeply up this side of the ridge (view NW) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_22019a.jpg)
Route climbing steeply (but easily) to crest (view N) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_22020a.jpg)
Arriving back on summit ridge (view SW) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_37080a.jpg)
Hikers arriving on the summit (view SW) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_22021a.jpg)
Gass Peak summit (view SW) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_22023a.jpg)
Gass Peak summit cairn with register (view SW) |
![Gass Peak](p-gpu/S120_22035a.jpg)
Hikers on summit (view SW) |
Hikers on summit (view NE) |
![gass peak](p-gpu/Picture_0215a.jpg)
Sunset behind communication towers
(view W over Las Vegas) |
![gass peak](p-gpu/DSC_06436a.jpg)
During mid-summer, we in Las Vegas can sometimes see a bright reflection from the big solar panels atop the peak |