Overview
The Las Vegas Mountaineers Club (LVMC) was founded in 1994. It provides members with many exciting outdoor adventures. The club came up with 50 classic peaks. How and who chose these mountains I’m unsure of. Some of these peaks would probably never get any traffic if they weren’t part this list.
The mountains that are part of this list include some pretty interesting peaks. For those that are interested in prominent peaks, they include some prominent peaks in Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and California. They also include some of the 57 Ultras in the United States, State High Points, and County High Points (COHP).
The tables included below are showing the 50 Classic Peaks based on Distance from Las Vegas, Elevation, Mountain Range, and Prominence. If you are interested in climbing these 50 peaks these tables can help you identify which ones might be most important to you and help you set your goals. There are links for each peak to information. At the time of writing this 44 out of 50 have a SummitPost page. The other 6 have links to SP Member
MoapaPK personal page.
MoapaPK is one of six known people who have summited all 50 peaks.
Interesting facts
Here are some interesting facts concerning the 50 LVMC Classic Peaks.
50 LVMC Classic Peaks based on Distance from Las Vegas
This table shows the 50 peaks based on distance from Las Vegas. However, don’t be fooled. The distance is based on the flight of the crow (air miles). This does not count for the time it would take to get to the trailhead or driving mileage to reach the trailhead.
| Name | Distance from Las Vegas (miles) | Mountain Range | Elevation (ft) | Prominence (ft) | Prominence Ranking or Significance |
|---|
| Frenchman Mountain | 10 | Frenchman Mountains | 4,054 | 1,992 | NV Error Range Peak, Frenchman Mtns HP |
| Mount Wilson | 17 | Spring | 7,070 | 690 | NA |
| Rainbow Wall | 18 | Spring | 6,924 | 642 | NA |
| Bridge Mountain | 19 | Spring | 7,003 | 656 | NA |
| Potosi Mountain | 22 | Spring | 8,514 | 3,012 | 64th NV |
| Muddy Peak | 28 | Muddy | 5,387 | 876 | NA |
| Griffith Peak | 29 | Spring | 11,056 | 446 | NA |
| Mummy Mountain | 30 | Spring | 11,528 | 816 | 2nd Highest Peak in Spring Range |
| Mount Wilson, AZ | 31 | Black Mountains | 5,445 | 3,225 | 20th AZ |
| Charleston Peak | 32 | Spring | 11,918 | 8,259 | 1st NV, 8th US, Clark COHP; Ultra |
| Sheep Peak | 34 | Sheep | 9,750 | 1,290 | NA |
| McCullough Mountain | 35 | McCullough Mountains | 7,026 | 2,221 | 133rd NV; McCullough Mtns HP |
| McFarland Peak | 36 | Spring | 10,742 | 1,181 | NA |
| Hayford Peak | 38 | Sheep | 9,924 | 5,412 | 6th NV; Sheep Mtns HP; Ultra |
| Mount Stirling | 52 | Spring | 8,217 | 1,017 | NA |
| Spirit Mountain | 63 | Newberry | 5,639 | 2,899 | 72nd NV; Newberry Mtns HP |
| Moapa Peak | 64 | Mormon Mountains | 6,491 | 1,691 | Awesome Knife Edge |
| Mormon Peak | 70 | Mormon Mountains | 7,411 | 4,034 | 24th NV; Mormon Mtns HP |
| Mount Bangs | 87 | Virgin Mountains | 8,012 | 2,912 | 28th AZ |
| Telescope Peak | 108 | Panamint | 11,049 | 6,188 | 7th CA; Panamint Range HP; Ultra |
| Mount Logan | 109 | Sawmill Mountains | 7,886 | 1,226 | NA |
| Mount Trumbull | 113 | Sawmill Mountains | 8,029 | 2,974 | 25th AZ |
| Signal Peak | 124 | Pine Valley Mountains | 10,365 | 4,485 | 12th UT; Washington COHP |
| Troy Peak | 154 | Grant | 11,298 | 4,790 | 14th NV |
| Mount Langley | 173 | Sierra Nevada | 14,027 | 1,197 | 14er |
| Mount Whitney | 176 | Sierra Nevada | 14,505 | 10,075 | 1st CA; 2nd US; CA State HP; 14er; Ultra |
| Mount Williamson | 179 | Sierra Nevada | 14,375 | 1,679 | 14er; 2nd Highest Peak in CA |
| Morey Peak | 192 | Hot Creek Range | 10,246 | 2,603 | 93rd NV |
| Granite Peak | 196 | Snake | 11,218 | 822 | NA |
| Currant Peak | 197 | White Pine Mountains | 11,513 | 4,575 | 16th NV |
| Duckwater Peak | 197 | White Pine | 11,175 | 495 | NA |
| Lincoln Peak | 198 | Snake | 11,597 | 937 | NA |
| Baker Peak | 199 | Snake | 12,298 | 198 | NA |
| Wheeler Peak | 200 | Snake | 13,063 | 7,568 | 2nd NV, White Pine COHP; Ultra |
| White Mountain Peak | 200 | White Mountains | 14,246 | 7,196 | 5th CA; 14er; Ultra |
| Humphreys Peak | 201 | San Francisco Mountains | 12,633 | 6,039 | 2nd AZ; AZ State HP; Ultra |
| Table Mountain (Danville) | 201 | Monitor | 10,886 | 3,668 | 36th NV |
| Pyramid Peak | 201 | Snake | 11,926 | 764 | NA |
| Bald Mountain | 202 | Snake | 11,562 | 688 | NA |
| Jeff Davis | 202 | Snake | 12,772 | 471 | NA |
| Mount Jefferson | 209 | Toiyabe | 11,949 | 5,871 | 3rd NV; Nye COHP; Ultra |
| Boundary Peak | 212 | White Mountains | 13,143 | 256 | NV State HP; Esmerelda COHP |
| Montgomery Peak | 213 | White Mountains | 13,441 | 1,261 | NA |
| Toiyabe Dome | 215 | Toiyabe | 11,361 | 2,101 | 150th NV |
| Delano Peak | 217 | Tushar Mountains | 12,169 | 4,709 | 9th UT; Beaver/Piute COHP |
| Mount Moriah | 224 | Snake | 12,067 | 4,931 | 9th NV |
| Arc Dome | 225 | Toiyabe | 11,773 | 5,233 | 8th NV; Ultra |
| South Schell Peak | 227 | Schell Creek | 11,735 | 594 | NA |
| North Schell Peak | 232 | Schell Creek | 11,884 | 5,413 | 1st NV, 8th US, Clark COHP; Ultra |
| Bunker Hill | 247 | Toiyabe | 11,474 | 2,813 | 78th NV; Lander COHP |
| Ruby Dome
| 311 | Ruby Mountains
| 11,387
| 4,793
| 13 NV
|
50 LVMC Classic Peaks based on Elevation
| Name | Distance from Las Vegas (miles) | Mountain Range | Elevation (ft) | Prominence (ft) | Prominence Ranking or Significance |
|---|
| Mount Whitney | 176 | Sierra Nevada | 14,505 | 10,075 | 1st CA; 2nd US; CA State HP; 14er; Ultra |
| Mount Williamson | 179 | Sierra Nevada | 14,375 | 1,679 | 14er; 2nd Highest Peak in CA |
| White Mountain Peak | 200 | White Mountains | 14,246 | 7,196 | 5th CA; 14er; Ultra |
| Mount Langley | 173 | Sierra Nevada | 14,027 | 1,197 | 14er |
| Montgomery Peak | 213 | White Mountains | 13,441 | 1,261 | NA |
| Wheeler Peak | 200 | Snake | 13,063 | 7,568 | 2nd NV, White Pine COHP; Ultra |
| Boundary Peak | 212 | White Mountains | 13,143 | 256 | NV State HP; Esmerelda COHP |
| Jeff Davis | 202 | Snake | 12,772 | 471 | NA |
| Humphreys Peak | 201 | San Francisco Mountains | 12,633 | 6,039 | 2nd AZ; AZ State HP; Ultra |
| Baker Peak | 199 | Snake | 12,298 | 198 | NA |
| Delano Peak | 217 | Tushar Mountains | 12,169 | 4,709 | 9th UT; Beaver/Piute COHP |
| Mount Moriah | 224 | Snake | 12,067 | 4,931 | 9th NV |
| Mount Jefferson | 209 | Toiyabe | 11,949 | 5,871 | 3rd NV; Nye COHP; Ultra |
| Pyramid Peak | 201 | Snake | 11,926 | 764 | NA |
| Charleston Peak | 32 | Spring | 11,918 | 8,259 | 1st NV, 8th US, Clark COHP; Ultra |
| North Schell Peak | 232 | Schell Creek | 11,884 | 5,413 | 1st NV, 8th US, Clark COHP; Ultra |
| Arc Dome | 225 | Toiyabe | 11,773 | 5,233 | 8th NV; Ultra |
| South Schell Peak | 227 | Schell Creek | 11,735 | 594 | NA |
| Lincoln Peak | 198 | Snake | 11,597 | 937 | NA |
| Bald Mountain | 202 | Snake | 11,562 | 688 | NA |
| Mummy Mountain | 30 | Spring | 11,528 | 816 | 2nd Highest Peak in Spring Range |
| Currant Peak | 197 | White Pine Mountains | 11,513 | 4,575 | 16th NV |
| Bunker Hill | 247 | Toiyabe | 11,474 | 2,813 | 78th NV; Lander COHP |
| Ruby Dome | 311
| Ruby Mountains
| 11,387
| 4,793
| 13th NV
|
| Toiyabe Dome | 215 | Toiyabe | 11,361 | 2,101 | 150th NV |
| Troy Peak | 154 | Grant | 11,298 | 4,790 | 14th NV |
| Granite Peak | 196 | Snake | 11,218 | 822 | NA |
| Duckwater Peak | 197 | White Pine | 11,175 | 495 | NA |
| Griffith Peak | 29 | Spring | 11,056 | 446 | NA |
| Telescope Peak | 108 | Panamint | 11,049 | 6,188 | 7th CA; Panamint Range HP; Ultra |
| Table Mountain (Danville) | 201 | Monitor | 10,886 | 3,668 | 36th NV |
| McFarland Peak | 36 | Spring | 10,742 | 1,181 | NA |
| Signal Peak | 124 | Pine Valley Mountains | 10,365 | 4,485 | 12th UT; Washington COHP |
| Morey Peak | 192 | Hot Creek | 10,246 | 2,603 | 93rd NV |
| Hayford Peak | 38 | Sheep | 9,924 | 5,412 | 6th NV; Sheep Mtns HP; Ultra |
| Sheep Peak | 34 | Sheep | 9,750 | 1,290 | NA |
| Potosi Mountain | 22 | Spring | 8,514 | 3,012 | 64th NV |
| Mount Stirling | 52 | Spring | 8,217 | 1,017 | NA |
| Mount Trumbull | 113 | Sawmill Mountains | 8,029 | 2,974 | 25th AZ |
| Mount Bangs | 87 | Virgin Mountains | 8,012 | 2,912 | 28th AZ |
| Mount Logan | 109 | Sawmill Mountains | 7,886 | 1,226 | NA |
| Mormon Peak | 70 | Mormon Mountains | 7,411 | 4,034 | 24th NV; Mormon Mtns HP |
| Mount Wilson | 17 | Spring | 7,070 | 690 | NA |
| McCullough Mountain | 35 | McCullough Mountains | 7,026 | 2,221 | 133rd NV; McCullough Mtns HP |
| Bridge Mountain | 19 | Spring | 7,003 | 656 | NA |
| Rainbow Wall | 18 | Spring | 6,924 | 642 | NA |
| Moapa Peak | 64 | Mormon Mountains | 6,491 | 1,691 | Awesome Knife Edge |
| Spirit Mountain | 63 | Newberry | 5,639 | 2,899 | 72nd NV; Newberry Mtns HP |
| Mount Wilson, AZ | 31 | Black Mountains | 5,445 | 3,225 | 20th AZ |
| Muddy Peak | 28 | Muddy | 5,387 | 876 | NA |
| Frenchman Mountain | 10 | Frenchman Mountains | 4,054 | 1,992 | NV Error Range Peak, Frenchman Mtns HP |
50 Classic Peaks based on Prominence
| Name | Distance from Las Vegas (miles) | Mountain Range | Elevation (ft) | Prominence (ft) | Prominence Ranking or Significance |
|---|
| Mount Whitney | 176 | Sierra Nevada | 14,505 | 10,075 | 1st CA; 2nd US; CA State HP; 14er; Ultra |
| Charleston Peak | 32 | Spring | 11,918 | 8,259 | 1st NV, 8th US, Clark COHP; Ultra |
| Wheeler Peak | 200 | Snake | 13,063 | 7,568 | 2nd NV, White Pine COHP; Ultra |
| White Mountain Peak | 200 | White Mountains | 14,246 | 7,196 | 5th CA; 14er; Ultra |
| Telescope Peak | 108 | Panamint | 11,049 | 6,188 | 7th CA; Panamint Range HP; Ultra |
| Humphreys Peak | 201 | San Francisco Mountains | 12,633 | 6,039 | 2nd AZ; AZ State HP; Ultra |
| Mount Jefferson | 209 | Toiyabe | 11,949 | 5,871 | 3rd NV; Nye COHP; Ultra |
| North Schell Peak | 232 | Schell Creek | 11,884 | 5,413 | 1st NV, 8th US, Clark COHP; Ultra |
| Hayford Peak | 38 | Sheep | 9,924 | 5,412 | 6th NV; Sheep Mtns HP; Ultra |
| Arc Dome | 225 | Toiyabe | 11,773 | 5,233 | 8th NV; Ultra |
| Mount Moriah | 224 | Snake | 12,067 | 4,931 | 9th NV |
| Ruby Dome
| 311
| Ruby Mountains
| 11,387
| 4,793
| 13th NV
|
| Troy Peak | 154 | Grant | 11,298 | 4,790 | 14th NV |
| Delano Peak | 217 | Tushar Mountains | 12,169 | 4,709 | 9th UT; Beaver/Piute COHP |
| Currant Peak | 197 | White Pine Mountains | 11,513 | 4,575 | 16th NV |
| Signal Peak | 124 | Pine Valley Mountains | 10,365 | 4,485 | 12th UT; Washington COHP |
| Mormon Peak | 70 | Mormon Mountains | 7,411 | 4,034 | 24th NV; Mormon Mtns HP |
| Table Mountain (Danville) | 201 | Monitor | 10,886 | 3,668 | 36th NV |
| Mount Wilson, AZ | 31 | Black Mountains | 5,445 | 3,225 | 20th AZ |
| Potosi Mountain | 22 | Spring | 8,514 | 3,012 | 64th NV |
| Mount Trumbull | 113 | Sawmill Mountains | 8,029 | 2,974 | 25th AZ |
| Mount Bangs | 87 | Virgin Mountains | 8,012 | 2,912 | 28th AZ |
| Spirit Mountain | 63 | Newberry | 5,639 | 2,899 | 72nd NV; Newberry Mtns HP |
| Bunker Hill | 247 | Toiyabe | 11,474 | 2,813 | 78th NV; Lander COHP |
| Morey Peak | 192 | Hot Creek | 10,246 | 2,603 | 93rd NV |
| McCullough Mountain | 35 | McCullough Mountains | 7,026 | 2,221 | 133rd NV; McCullough Mtns HP |
| Toiyabe Dome | 215 | Toiyabe | 11,361 | 2,101 | 150th NV |
| Frenchman Mountain | 10 | Frenchman Mountains | 4,054 | 1,992 | NV Error Range Peak, Frenchman Mtns HP |
| Moapa Peak | 64 | Mormon Mountains | 6,491 | 1,691 | Awesome Knife Edge |
| Mount Williamson | 179 | Sierra Nevada | 14,375 | 1,679 | 14er; 2nd Highest Peak in CA |
| Sheep Peak | 34 | Sheep | 9,750 | 1,290 | NA |
| Montgomery Peak | 213 | White Mountains | 13,441 | 1,261 | NA |
| Mount Logan | 109 | Sawmill Mountains | 7,886 | 1,226 | NA |
| Mount Langley | 173 | Sierra Nevada | 14,027 | 1,197 | 14er |
| McFarland Peak | 36 | Spring | 10,742 | 1,181 | NA |
| Mount Stirling | 52 | Spring | 8,217 | 1,017 | NA |
| Lincoln Peak | 198 | Snake | 11,597 | 937 | NA |
| Muddy Peak | 28 | Muddy | 5,387 | 876 | NA |
| Granite Peak | 1962 | Snake | 11,218 | 822 | NA |
| Mummy Mountain | 30 | Spring | 11,528 | 816 | 2nd Highest Peak in Spring Range |
| Pyramid Peak | 201 | Snake | 11,926 | 764 | NA |
| Mount Wilson | 17 | Spring | 7,070 | 690 | NA |
| Bald Mountain | 202 | Snake | 11,562 | 688 | NA |
| Bridge Mountain | 19 | Spring | 7,003 | 656 | NA |
| Rainbow Wall | 18 | Spring | 6,924 | 642 | NA |
| South Schell Peak | 227 | Schell Creek | 11,735 | 594 | NA |
| Duckwater Peak | 197 | White Pine | 11,175 | 495 | NA |
| Jeff Davis | 202 | Snake | 12,772 | 471 | NA |
| Griffith Peak | 29 | Spring | 11,056 | 446 | NA |
| Boundary Peak | 212 | White Mountains | 13,143 | 256 | NV State HP; Esmerelda COHP |
| Baker Peak | 199 | Snake | 12,298 | 198 | NA |
50 Classic Peaks based on Mountain Ranges
One could use this list to focus on conquering the peaks based on geographical areas.
| Name | Distance from Las Vegas (miles) | Mountain Range | Elevation (ft) | Prominence (ft) | Prominence Ranking or Significance |
|---|
| Mount Wilson, AZ | 31 | Black Mountains | 5,445 | 3,225 | 20th AZ |
| Frenchman Mountain | 10 | Frenchman Mountains | 4,054 | 1,992 | NV Error Range Peak, Frenchman Mtns HP |
| Troy Peak | 154 | Grant | 11,298 | 4,790 | 14th NV |
| Morey Peak | 192 | Hot Creek | 10,246 | 2,603 | 93rd NV |
| McCullough Mountain | 35 | McCullough Mountains | 7,026 | 2,221 | 133rd NV; McCullough Mtns HP |
| Table Mountain (Danville) | 201 | Monitor | 10,886 | 3,668 | 36th NV |
| Mormon Peak | 70 | Mormon Mountains | 7,411 | 4,034 | 24th NV; Mormon Mtns HP |
| Moapa Peak | 64 | Mormon Mountains | 6,491 | 1,691 | Awesome Knife Edge |
| Mount Logan | 109 | Sawmill Mountains | 7,886 | 1,226 | NA |
| Mount Trumbull | 113 | Sawmill Mountains | 8,029 | 2,974 | 25th AZ |
| Muddy Peak | 28 | Muddy | 5,387 | 876 | NA |
| Spirit Mountain | 63 | Newberry | 5,639 | 2,899 | 72nd NV; Newberry Mtns HP |
| Telescope Peak | 108 | Panamint | 11,049 | 6,188 | 7th CA; Panamint Range HP; Ultra |
| Signal Peak | 124 | Pine Valley Mountains | 10,365 | 4,485 | 12th UT; Washington COHP |
| Humphreys Peak | 201 | San Francisco Mountains | 12,633 | 6,039 | 2nd AZ; AZ State HP; Ultra |
| North Schell Peak | 232 | Schell Creek | 11,884 | 5,413 | 1st NV, 8th US, Clark COHP; Ultra |
| South Schell Peak | 227 | Schell Creek | 11,735 | 594 | NA |
| Hayford Peak | 38 | Sheep | 9,924 | 5,412 | 6th NV; Sheep Mtns HP; Ultra |
| Sheep Peak | 34 | Sheep | 9,750 | 1,290 | NA |
| Mount Whitney | 176 | Sierra Nevada | 14,505 | 10,075 | 1st CA; 2nd US; CA State HP; 14er; Ultra |
| Mount Williamson | 179 | Sierra Nevada | 14,375 | 1,679 | 14er; 2nd Highest Peak in CA |
| Mount Langley | 173 | Sierra Nevada | 14,027 | 1,197 | 14er |
| Ruby Dome
| 311
| Ruby Mountains
| 11,387
| 4,793
| 13th; NV
|
| Wheeler Peak | 200 | Snake | 13,063 | 7,568 | 2nd NV, White Pine COHP; Ultra |
| Jeff Davis | 202 | Snake | 12,772 | 471 | NA |
| Baker Peak | 199 | Snake | 12,298 | 198 | NA |
| Mount Moriah | 224 | Snake | 12,067 | 4,931 | 9th NV |
| Pyramid Peak | 201 | Snake | 11,926 | 764 | NA |
| Lincoln Peak | 198 | Snake | 11,597 | 937 | NA |
| Bald Mountain | 202 | Snake | 11,562 | 688 | NA |
| Granite Peak | 196 | Snake | 11,218 | 822 | NA |
| Charleston Peak | 32 | Spring | 11,918 | 8,259 | 1st NV, 8th US, Clark COHP; Ultra |
| Mummy Mountain | 30 | Spring | 11,528 | 816 | 2nd Highest Peak in Spring Range |
| Griffith Peak | 29 | Spring | 11,056 | 446 | NA |
| McFarland Peak | 36 | Spring | 10,742 | 1,181 | NA |
| Potosi Mountain | 22 | Spring | 8,514 | 3,012 | 64th NV |
| Mount Stirling | 52 | Spring | 8,217 | 1,017 | NA |
| Mount Wilson | 17 | Spring | 7,070 | 690 | NA |
| Bridge Mountain | 19 | Spring | 7,003 | 656 | NA |
| Rainbow Wall | 18 | Spring | 6,924 | 642 | NA |
| Mount Jefferson | 209 | Toiyabe | 11,949 | 5,871 | 3rd NV; Nye COHP; Ultra |
| Arc Dome | 225 | Toiyabe | 11,773 | 5,233 | 8th NV; Ultra |
| Bunker Hill | 247 | Toiyabe | 11,474 | 2,813 | 78th NV; Lander COHP |
| Toiyabe Dome | 215 | Toiyabe | 11,361 | 2,101 | 150th NV |
| Delano Peak | 217 | Tushar Mountains | 12,169 | 4,709 | 9th UT; Beaver/Piute COHP |
| Mount Bangs | 87 | Virgin Mountains | 8,012 | 2,912 | 28th AZ |
| White Mountain Peak | 200 | White Mountains | 14,246 | 7,196 | 5th CA; 14er; Ultra |
| Montgomery Peak | 213 | White Mountains | 13,441 | 1,261 | NA |
| Boundary Peak | 212 | White Mountains | 13,143 | 256 | NV State HP; Esmerelda COHP |
| Currant Peak | 197 | White Pine Mountains | 11,513 | 4,575 | 16th NV |
| Duckwater Peak | 197 | White Pine | 11,175 | 495 | NA |
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External Links
The Las Mountaineers Club (LVMC) website
50 Peaks Club
Track Climbers Progress on Peakbagger
hwstock.org a SP member's website, who is also an LVMC member, that has hiked all 50 summits
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EKassan - Mar 7, 2016 10:03 am - Hasn't voted
One peak offThe list does not contain Mormon Peak (it was replaced with Spirit Mountain when Mormon Peak had access issues). Surprising Spirit Mountain is on this list. The missing peak is Ruby Dome - and that is not one to be missed. Full details about the list, and the club, are available at http://lvmc.org/