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Griffith Peak, Nevada

Prominence: 430 ft, 131 m

Elevation: 11,060 feet, 3371 meters

True Isolation: 2.45 mi, 3.95 km

Elevation Info:	NAVD88 Elevation: 11,064 ft / 3372 m
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	36° 13' 57'' N, 115° 38' 46'' W 36.232431, -115.646081 (Dec Deg) 621670 E 4010579 N, Zone 11 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	Nevada
County/Second Level Region	Clark
Links Search Engines - search the web for "Griffith Peak": Wikipedia Search Microsoft Bing Search Google Search Yahoo Search Other Web Sites Griffith Peak at SummitPost Griffith Peak at ListsOfJohn Griffith Peak at Mountain-Forecast.com Weather and Snow National Weather Service Forecast NOAA Snow Depth Map Lists that contain Griffith Peak: Las Vegas Mountaineers Classics (Rank #29) Great Basin Peaks List (Rank #28) Nevada 11,000-foot Peaks (Rank #53) Desert Summits Book-Peak List (Rank #24) Selected Guidebook(s) for this Peak: Desert Summits (Zdon)
Ascent Info Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 584 Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 555) Selected Trip Reports: 2007-09-23 by Hannah Wilner 2007-11-04 by Srikant Jayaraman 2008-10-24 by Eric Kassan 2009-04-25 by S Wallace (Unsuccessful) 2010-09-18 by Greg Bramlet 2011-09-01 by Jerry Thomas (GPS Track) 2013-04-18 by Vic Hanson 2013-05-29 by James Morehouse (GPS Track) 2013-06-15 by Frank Toddre II 2013-06-22 by Jon Trimble (GPS Track) 2017-04-29 by Anji Cerney (GPS Track) 2017-07-15 by bob l 2017-08-30 by David Sharg (GPS Track) 2017-11-25 by David Saha (GPS Track) 2018-08-05 by Josef Nuernberger 2019-04-27 by Joseph Leas (Unsuccessful) 2019-05-25 by Jerry Thomas (GPS Track) 2019-05-25 by Cheryl Thomas 2019-06-05 by Paula Raimondi 2019-06-30 by Ritch Go 2019-07-31 by Paula Raimondi 2019-08-01 by Paula Raimondi (GPS Track) 2019-10-24 by David Comerzan 2020-05-08 by Cheryl Thomas 2020-05-08 by Jerry Thomas (GPS Track) 2020-06-18 by Jerry Thomas (GPS Track) 2020-06-27 by Jason Hechler (GPS Track) 2020-08-08 by Zachary Frank 2020-09-03 by Azucena Gaxiola (GPS Track) 2020-09-05 by Robert May 2020-10-29 by Rafee Memon (GPS Track) 2020-10-31 by Garret Stoops (GPS Track) 2021-06-19 by Jerry Thomas (GPS Track) 2021-06-19 by Cheryl Thomas 2021-07-02 by William Musser (GPS Track) 2022-05-16 by Sam Grant (GPS Track) 2022-06-26 by Benjamin Burnham (GPS Track) 2022-08-06 by Eric Kassan (GPS Track) 2022-09-22 by Paula Raimondi (GPS Track) 2023-05-08 by Cheryl Thomas (GPS Track) 2023-05-08 by Jerry Thomas (GPS Track)
Nearby Peak Searches: Radius Search - Nearest Peaks to Griffith Peak Elevation Ladder from Griffith Peak Prominence Ladder from Griffith Peak
Harris Spring Route: This is a trail hike from the Trailhead at the end of Harris 4WD road. Trail starts on an abandon dirt road on the westside of Harris Mtn to Harris saddle then up the south flank of Griffith. Mazie Canyon Route: This is an off-trail scramble up Mazie Canyon to the ridge then to Griffith. Return via South Loop Trail.

A December sunset lights the sky over Griffith Peak (2020-12-06). Photo by Ken Jones. Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence	Key Col Page (Detailed prominence information) Clean Prominence: 430 ft/131 m Optimistic Prominence: 462 ft/141 m Key Col: 10,630 ft/3240 m
Isolation	Isolation Page (Detailed isolation information) Distance: 2.45 mi/3.95 km Isolation Limit Point: 36.2558, -115.6792 Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database: Charleston Peak (NW)
Ranges	Continent: North America Range2: Intermountain West Range3: Great Basin Ranges Range4: South Great Basin Ranges Range5: Spring Mountains
Drainage Basins	Colorado Gulf of California Pacific-Central America/Mexico Pacific Ocean
Ownership	Land: Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Wilderness/Special Area: Mount Charleston Wilderness Area
Topo Map	Griffith Peak O36115b6 1:24,000
Data Source	1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
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Other Photos

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Summit upper right distance from South Loop Tr (2013-08-02). Photo by John Morrow.
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Mt. Charleston as seen from the summit of Griffith Peak. (2018-06-19). Photo by Ray Thompson.
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Cheryl near the summit of Griffith Peak (2019-05-25). Photo by Jerry Thomas.
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Jerry hikes up the trail from Harris Springs Road with Griffith Peak in the background (2020-05-08). Photo by Jerry Thomas.
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At the summit (2019-05-25). Photo by Cheryl Thomas.
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Lovell Canyon as seen from Griffith Peak. (2020-05-08). Photo by Cheryl Thomas.
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View back along the ridge to Griffith Peak (2006-07-14). Photo by Martin Ortmayr.
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Six of the original nine hikers on Griffith Peak. (2021-06-19). Photo by Cheryl Thomas.
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Gorgeous day (2022-06-19). Photo by Olga Ordonez.
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