This 7103' peak is near the southern end of the Sheep Range. A register was placed on top in 1996, by Gordon MacLeod and friends of the Desert Peaks Section; they referred to the peak simply as "VABM 7103". The survey lists the benchmark name as "Yucca", probably because it is adjacent to the named Yucca Forest. Later, someone wrote in the register that it was "Yucca Peak", choosing the name on the benchmark PID entry as the name of the mountain. Subsequently the basic hike was described by Jim Boone.

The basic hike (the red, NOT magenta track in the 24k map) is fairly easy, with ~2200' accumulated elevation gain. However, it would a miserably (perhaps fatally) hot trek in the summer. If you go there, go in cool weather. The rock is very frictional, but since few make this hike, there are many loose fragments on the cliffs that cannot be trusted as hand- or foot-holds. There is no trail; the many ridges look the same on the way down, and some end in cliffs, so either bring a GPS or pay close attention on the way up. There are places where you could either go up slippery talus, or go up the frictional rock; the rock generally provides better footing. The magenta route is challenging, with dryfalls, cliffs, and loose talus to negotiate.

To get to the hike, take i95 NW from Vegas, then turn right at the road to Corn Creek Station and the Desert Wildlife Center. Past the Center, turn right and follow the directions for the Mormon Wells Road (see green-yellow highlighted road on 100k map).

This hike was a pleasant surprise for me. We had cool weather, and the slopes were covered with small flowers, principally phacelias. The terrain would probably be much drabber in the fall, or in a dry year. The slopes are fairly open, so there is little brush abrasion on the standard route.

*We began to wonder, is this the same as the Yucca Mountain planned for nuclear waste storage? This mountain doesn't seem like a good place to store nuclear waste. For one thing, it is too close to the new affordable housing developments that will soon ring the Desert Wildlife Refuge and snake up the i95 valley to Mt Charleston and beyond. This new growth is vital to the economy of Las Vegas and our politicians, who depend upon the support of developers to carry out civic duties. The new construction provides jobs, and a visit to any construction site should convince you that the vast majority of construction employees are long-standing citizens of Las Vegas, who are likely to spend their incomes in town. More important, this mountain is too close to the water sources in north Clark County and Lincoln County; those sources must be kept pure, to provide water for the plants, pools, golf courses, showers, dishwashers and flush toilets that will service the new homes.