Hike Little Devil Peak and Singer Wash Peaks Loop State Line Hills BLM, NV

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These leftover peaks outside of Goodsprings, Nevada are almost indiscernible on the ridgeline. They're big tan lumps, but the views are nice and it's always great to make a nice little loop in a remote area. Austin and I hiked to only Little Devil Peak a couple of years ago, but we returned today to repeat the route and then continue along the ridgeline that wraps around a drainaged named Singer Wash. Along the way we hit a couple of peaks and a bunch of unnamed, unranked bumps. Little Devil Peak is easily the highlight of the hike. This peak is likely named after its larger, southern neighbor Devil Peak.

A pretty good dirt road suitable for pretty much any vehicle led to a parking spot as close to Singer Wash as we could before the road curved away. We hiked up Singer Wash for a bit before heading generally southeast up a less major drainage. This drainage was narrow for a bit and introduced a tiny bit of brush and Class 2 within the creekbed. The drainage ascended south up a slope and joined the east ridge of Little Devil Peak. We started along the ridgeline, where we encountered some Class 2 small cliff bands on sturdy limestone. Otherwise it's just a steep ascent with some loose rock along the slope. Toward the summit was a small Class 3 headwall, totally avoidable on the right, though not intuitively.

We dropped down from Little Devil Peak back to its eastern saddle. I'll note that we thought Little Devil Peak was the best part of the hike, and was quite different from the rest of the route in terms of steepness, rock type, and overall terrain. Cutting out the rest of the hike will remove roughly 1900 feet of vertical gain, in which case just head back the same way from here.

From the saddle, we continued east toward Peak 5098. We didn't realize it at first, but the ridgeline traverse to come has a handful of significant lumps that add a fair amount of elevation to the hike. Aside from these, the obstacles were minimal. A short section of old dirt road led up the start of Peak 5098's west ridge. A small hump required a drop down to get up to the summit. The route off Peak 5089's east ridge had a bunch of little cliff bands, all Class 2. After two big humps with comparable difficulty and terrain to the ascent to Peak 5098, the ridgeline curved and started trending north. A couple more big humps with light Class 2 led to the final ascent to Peak 5160. The third and final summit of our hike had a cliff band surrounding it, but keeping left led to an easy weakness.

Peak 5160 had some nice views toward Mount Potosi and the other peaks surrounding this weird part of Nevada (nearby Jean, for instance, is composed of only a casino, a jail, and a massive gas station). We headed west along the peak's ridge and descended to a wash below. We could have taken this wash out via a dirt road and then wrapped around into Singer Wash, but this would have added some mileage. Instead we headed up a short slope and then side-hilled around some surprisingly more pleasant than expected lumpy desert terrain until we dropped into Singer Wash. We followed the wash back to the car.

PEAKS ON HIKE
Elevation (ft) / Prominence (ft)

Peaks on hike

Elevation

Prominence

Little Devil Peak

5594 ft

1066 rise

Peak 5098

5098 ft

374 rise

Peak 5160

5160 ft

501 rise

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Heading up Singer Wash. Little Devil Peak visible on the right.

After veering right up a side drainage, leaving Singer Wash. This view looks toward the east saddle of Little Devil Peak. We followed the wash in the foreground to get there. Little Devil Peak's east ridge is visible top center.

The wash had some Class 2 bouder-hopping.

At the east saddle, heading west up the ridge.

Looking back down the drainage we came up, as we ascend to the east ridge of Little Devil Peak.

Little Devil Peak up there.

Looking back along the ridge, Devil Peak visible top right.

Continuing up the east ridge.

Short Class 2 cliff bands.

Class 2 along the ridgeline.

Completely avoidable Class 3 section by keeping to the right of this cliff instead of scrambling up.

Just before the summit, looking back the way we came.

Little Devil Peak summit, view north.

Little Devil Peak summit, view south toward Devil Peak (center).

Different lighting, different day. From the summit of Little Devil Peak, a view at the rest of the loop route. Peak 5098 is visible on the right, our next peak. It's a pretty uninspiring ridge when viewed from far away, but it's a pleasant hike overall.

At the eastern base of Little Devil Peak, a view up a very old dirt road that starts part of the way up Peak 5098.

Peak 5098 poking out in the center.

View back toward Little Devil Peak.

Short drop in the ridgeline before reaching Peak 5098. There were a lot of ups and downs between many humps along this ridgeline.

Peak 5098 summit, view toward Devil Peak to the south.

Continuing along the ridge from Peak 5098. Ahead are a couple of major humps. It's a very lumpy ridgeline.

View back to Peak 5098. To get down from it there were a few short Class 2 cliff bands to get over, as you can see above.

Wider shot as we get farther from Peak 5098.

Top of another hump, looking at another hump.

Still traversing the ridgeline with its many humps.

View back, three of the humps we passed over visible behind Austin.

Wider shot as we get closer to our third peak of the traverse. Peak 5098 seen center, Little Devil Peak far right, and Devil Peak and Clark Mountain in the distance.

Approaching a final hump before Peak 5160 comes into view.

View back.

Peak 5160 ahead.

Class 2 cliff band guarding Peak 5160's summit. Keep left to locate a weakness.

View back as Austin joins me on the summit of Peak 5160.

Peak 5160 summit, view north toward Mount Potosi (right).

Peak 5160 summit, view west. Little Devil Peak visible top left. The car is somewhere in the center right of this photo I think. We descended the ridge ahead.

Approaching a wash below. To get back into Singer Wash, we headed up the small saddle seen ahead, did some light side-hilling and were able to get into the wash pretty efficiently.

View back toward Peak 5160 as we ascend the minor saddle. Behind me are a series of short lumps that we side-hilled to get into Singer Wash. It wasn't difficult, but didn't photograph well.

View toward Peak 5098 and Little Devil Peak.

Jogging through Singer Wash back to the car.

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