Trip report
Mar 15, 2019 — A long drive on a reasonable dirt road leads to the north side of Gass Peak. The views of Gass Peak from Las Vegas make it appear much larger than it does from the trailhead, but I wasn't excited enough about this peak to go at it from the south with all its additional elevation gain and desert slogging. Anyway, from the trailhead, follow a dirt road for a while up a northern slope that turns into a fairly well defined trail. The traill leads up to the ridgeline and follows it west to the summit. There are some great views of Las Vegas nestled in its large desert space that made me have my regular meta feelings about society, city sprawl, and human relationships with the desert.