Return to Snoopy Nose, Red Rock (near Las Vegas, NV)

Harlan WS
March 24, 2018

I first heard about this hike Jan 01, 2001 from Eva Pollan. I first tried a route on Snoopy in 2004; in 2007 I reached the Forehead. In 2011 Chris M
and I explore a route to the Nose.

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Topo map with route,
my GPS. I took a different
chute for ascent than
the other folk.
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View or Snoopy Nose
to W, from White Rock
Hills Peak. Route shown.
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View of Snoopy Nose
to N, from near limestone
North Peak.
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Early in the "Three
Waterfalls" route
described in original
"Hiking Las Vegas."
Snoopy Nose upper R.
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We soon pass the
end of "Three
Waterfalls" but the
gully stays clean
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"Barking Benji"
rock formation
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El Padre peak to NE
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I went up a different
chute, then traveled
back N to find my
compadres
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They are almost at
the top of their own
experimental chute
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Folks head S on
knife edge
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Kevin over last bit
to Snoopy Nose
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I'm looking down
over 500' of cliffs
to Rocky Gap Road
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View S to Peppe and
Tio Grande peaks
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View back S at Nose
as we head back on
knife edge
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Kevin heads N on
knife edge
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View back S
of other folks
on edge
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oops
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View back at two
chutes we took
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Kevin espied this
nice ridge down