Las Vegas: White Rock Hills Loop
On this 7.5-miler, you'll roam the geologically rich Red Rock Canyon, where bighorn sheep wander through desert gardens and piñon-juniper forests.
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Mapped by Tiger Mendez
Trail Facts
- Distance: 11.1
Waypoints
WRH001
Location: 36.1665000915527, -115.475402832031
Hike N along dirt road into Mojave Desert. Note: There are no reliable water sources on this roughly 4-hour dayhike
WRH002
Location: 36.1734390258789, -115.477401733398
Turn R @ Y onto White Rock Loop Trail and cross scrubby wash; to E, gray limestone rock rests on red sandstone
WRH003
Location: 36.1828498840332, -115.487297058105
Knobby wall of White Rock Hills rises to 5,977 ft.; look E across Red Rock Valley to Turtlehead Peak, Blue Diamond Hill, Vegas
WRH004
Location: 36.1842918395996, -115.492599487305
Small saddle: continue descent. See La Madre Mtns. to N
WRH005
Location: 36.1775512695312, -115.499603271484
Stick to main trail through the wash (many spur trails). Terrain begins to level out into a more lush riparian area
WRH006
Location: 36.1723403930664, -115.503799438477
Head into Red Rock Wash. In .1 mi, keep L
WRH007
Location: 36.1660614013672, -115.507598876953
Have lunch on boulders under shade of piñons, junipers. Then meet up with jeep track and cross Red Rock Wash
WRH008
Location: 36.1621398925781, -115.500198364258
Pass Willow Spring Picnic Area. Scan for bighorn sheep herds that winter in these lower elevations
WRH009
Location: 36.1594009399414, -115.49520111084
Leave Red Rock Wash and head E. Pass archaeological site featuring an agave roasting pit and some petroglyphs of painted hands. Once out of the wash, contour N
WRH010
Location: 36.1629791259766, -115.484100341797
Full view across serrated front of the White Rock Hills. Keep ascending N and cross a few dusty, rolling ridges
WRH011
Location: 36.169490814209, -115.484703063965
Reach top of wash; in 275 ft., close loop @ WPT 2. Return to trailhead