For this weeks hike I wanted to try to hike to the high point of Cockscomb Ridge in the Spring Mountains.

Unfortunately we didn't quite make it to the summit. We fell short of our goal by about 100 ft or so. Why so close? Well approaching from the north we encountered a sheer wall that was a couple of hundred feet high. We could find no way to get up it. So for this attempt we had to admit defeat.

I've since been in contact with a fellow hiker and have been given some information that should get me to the summit on my next attempt. So stay tuned for the victory blog in a couple weeks or so.


I got my friends Bernie and Bob to join me on this little expedition.



The hike was about 5 miles round trip with about 2000 ft of elevation gain. For a detailed description of the Trail Canyon hike check out THIS LINK.

To see a map showing the route I took on this hike check out MY GPS TRACK MAP

I didn't bring my dog Hobo on this trip as I was concerned about her paws. The last couple of hikes I've done with her had her limping for a day or two afterwards. So I thought I'd give her a week off just to make sure she was totally healed. But this is definately a hike she would have been able to handle without much trouble.

The high temperature in the Vegas valley was 98 degrees, but up in the moutains it was in the low 70's. Being the heat wimp that I am I still found it to be a little warm for my liking when we were in the open sun trudging up hill. Fortunately there were plenty of shady spots along the way and a brief stop here and there in the shade was a welcome relief.

The trail up to the saddle was a well maintained trail.




The trail that leads out onto Cockscomb Ridge is not as well maintained but it is easy to follow
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The trail along the way to the highpoint of Cockscomb Ridge...although easy to follow...you do need to watch your footing. There are a few spots where a slip could prove devestating.



Here's a shot of the summit. We hiked up to the base of it and you can see from the photo that there's just really no way to get on top from this approach.



Here's ANOTHER SOURCE with some information about this ridge