Trip report
Nov 24, 2020 — The close proximity of these peaks to Las Vegas has kept them on the backburner, but I ultimately enjoyed this little outing to these somewhat silly bumps. I first noticed them after doing Sunrise Mountain earlier this year (just to the west of these peaklets). I parked at a gate that was closed and I don't believe is legal for vehicular entry, walking instead along the road to the base of the first peak, called The Minefield. There was an insane amount of broken glass littered here, and it put me in a less-than-optimal mood as I started the quick ascent to The Minefield's summit. I felt good again by the time I reached the top, looking to the north at the route to come and happy that it looked more interesting than anticipated. I found a Class 2+ descent option off The Mindefield and continued north up a drainage leading to The Double. I used a nice steep Class 2 slickrock-ish ridge to reach this summit then headed up to The Triple just to the west, also Class 2. The west face of The Triple was well-protected by cliffs, so I backtracked and wrapped around its north side.
The stretch of open desert from The Triple to the base of Coyote Skull Peak was riddled with washes and ATV roads, so I did my best to navigate them efficiently. There were even some pretty sandstone formations. I crossed over a dirt road and made my way up the major eastern drainage coming down from Coyote Skull Peak and up to its eastern ridge. Some Class 2/2+ took me up this slope/ridge and I continued to its summit. Without dallying, I headed back down the way I came and followed a major wash leading south and back to my car.