Ice Box Peak in Red Rock (NV)

Ice Box Peak in Red Rock (NV)
This was my first time here since 2003, when I climbed the peak without ropes and in hard-soled heavy boots. I must be getting soft. Then we went on to Bridge, around by North Peak, and down by Goodman. This time it took about 4h 40m to reach the peak and descend back to the cars.

Here's the Summitpost write-up.

Harlan W S & Candace W
April 03, 2013

The blue track is the route up Ice Box Peak, as seen from the NNE (i.e. looking SSW) in this Google Earth synthetic, no vertical exaggeration. The red is a route over Bridge Mt;.	The same blue track on the topo map. At the end of the page is a discussion about the prominence of this peak. Note the 6167' checkpoint is not where the register box is located.	We're at the Ice Box Canyon parking, looking SE-ESE toward the east end of Ice Box Peak. The actual peak is beyond the visible point.
One climbs out of the canyon on the S side, across from a very large boulder.		The climb is difficult; there are 3 points where it is hard class 4. Currently there are two fixed lines; one can avoid the upper line by traversing L about 50 feet below, a move that requires one reach for a hidden handhold on the L side, behind a vertical ledge.
Above the initial crack system, one heads SW to a less-sloped area. One cairned route goes sharp L and avoids the first steep, mossy ramp; or one can go directly up the ramp.		The 2nd ramp is handled in a zig-zag fashion.
View to La Madre, on summit ridge.
View WSW to summit.	View toward ridge for Holiday "Peak."

		Courtesy of Candace.
On summit ridge.

		Bare rock above (and L of) crack system.
About 1/4 way down crack system, back to 1st handline.

Almost back at the canyon.		Unfortunately, there is a lot of graffiti in this popular canyon.
	The aerial photo (top, L) and topo map (bottom, L) for the peak. The elevation 6167' was very likely determined just by photogrammetry, and is on a bouldery area that appears slightly lower than the "peak" indicated by Hiking Las Vegas (i.e. the place of the register and cairn). GPS check gave 6170 +/- 10' for the elevation of the register box. The prominence of the peak is a bit problematic. The line connecting the low points W of the peak, on the photo and topo, is shown in red; the analogous line connecting the peaks is shown in black. Note there is a change in maps from English units to metric, between the two lines; the topo map at R is somewhat older, and uses feet, while the map at L is metric, and is a provisional map that had no optical elevation checks. The elevation of the low point corresponds to ~5987', giving ~180' of proominence; however, the low point is on the provisional map, above a cliff with shadows, and these conditions are notorious for screwing up photogrammetry, so the low point may be higher than indicated on the map.