Class 2 2.3 miles 1000 gain 1-2 hr Loop Jan 15, 2023
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Dam View Point GPX Track

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This cute little outing visits Dam View Point, an excellent viewing perch looking toward the Hoover Dam, and then I added on a less interesting unnamed peak nearby. Any vehicle can make it to the trailhead along Kingman Wash Road. I started out by hiking northwest along an old dirt road until its end, then continued though rocky desert terrain, bypassing a small outcropping by side-hilling on its left. I entered a wide and low-angle gully/drainage and boulder-hopped for a bit before ascending on a Class 2/2+ set of moves on slab and boulders to gain the ridgeline above. Dam View Point was a quick jaunt away, where I got an excellent perspective of the upper face of the Hoover Dam, plus Promontory Point was visible across the Colorado River.

I descended from Dam View Point by following the lumpy terrain to the south and descended a minor drainage to reach the northern base of Peak 1877. From here I hiked up the steep slope, ascended Class 2 loose and rocky terrain, and gained the summit. Peak 1877 is less exciting, but it was nearby so I figured I'd extend the hike a bit. I returned to my car by heading fown Peak 1877's east face, Fortification Hill's colorful slopes a nice backdrop.

PEAKS ON HIKE
Elevation (ft) / Prominence (ft)
Peaks on hike
Elevation
Prominence
1
Dam View Point
2021 ft
381 rise
2
Peak 1877
1877 ft
237 rise

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From the trailhead, I followed this old road.
From the trailhead, I followed this old road.
Lumpy desert terrain ahead, Dam View Point seen up top.
Lumpy desert terrain ahead, Dam View Point seen up top.
Ascending a boulder drainage.
Ascending a boulder drainage.
Class 2/2+ up some talus and a short slab.
Class 2/2+ up some talus and a short slab.
View back, my car top right.
View back, my car top right.
Approaching Dam View Point.
Approaching Dam View Point.
View toward Fortification Hill.
View toward Fortification Hill.
Dam View Point, looking toward the Hoover Dam and Promontory Point.
Dam View Point, looking toward the Hoover Dam and Promontory Point.
Close-up of the Hoover Dam.
Close-up of the Hoover Dam.
Close-up at the low water level within Lake Mead.
Close-up at the low water level within Lake Mead.
I descended south along the lumpy landscape.
I descended south along the lumpy landscape.
I then descended a drainage to reach the north side of Peak 1877, seen top right.
I then descended a drainage to reach the north side of Peak 1877, seen top right.
Base of Peak 1877.
Base of Peak 1877.
View back into the drainage I descended through.
View back into the drainage I descended through.
Class 2.
Class 2.
Peak 1877 summit, view west.
Peak 1877 summit, view west.
On my way down from Peak 1877, trailhead right of center, Fortification Hill seen left.
On my way down from Peak 1877, trailhead right of center, Fortification Hill seen left.

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