Sheep Peak LVMC Hike

H.W. Stockman
May 10, 2003

Theme music from Handel

Sheep100k

100k map and GPS trace. Approach is from Corn Creek Station, National Desert Wildlife Range, north of I-95.

Sheep24k

24k map with edited GPS trace. Chances are your GPS will lose lock within +/- 0.25 miles of Wagon Spring.

We ascended in Wagon Canyon (N part of trace) and came down the ridge (S part).

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Start of hike, Nevada Bob and Nick head east.

 

 

 

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Near Wagon Springs, view W.

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At peak, view N with Luba.

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At peak, view SW of Spring Mountains.

 

 

 

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Wider view SW. Here is a key to peaks.

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View SSE to Vegas.

 

 

 

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Heading down WNW along ridge.

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Partway down, view NW.

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Maclurites (Ordovician snail, ~470 my).

 

 

 

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Most way down, view SW.

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Hoodoos.

 

 

 

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View ~E as we walk out. The canyon is lined with wild limestone shapes.

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Window rock.