Mummy Mountain
Mummy Mountain rises to 3,454 m in Nevada. Charleston Peak stands 3,632 m to the southwest, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mummy Spring, a spring 0.6 miles away. Deer Creek Road (State Route 158) passes 1.8 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mummy Mountain is the second highest peak of the Spring Mountains in Clark County, Nevada, United States. It is the twentieth highest mountain in the state. The mountain is located within the Mount Charleston Wilderness and the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
It takes its name from its vague resemblance to a mummy, or perhaps more accurately an Egyptian sarcophagus seen in profile, with the "head" to the north formed by outcropping above Lee Canyon, the gently rounded main summit forming the "body", and a southern rise and cliffs forming the "feet", called "Mummy's Toe". This appearance is especially prominent from U.S. Route 95, which passes by the mountain to the east. The most common route to the summit is from the North Loop Trail or Trail Canyon to Mount Charleston, starting from where it reaches close to the top of the ridge between Mummy Mountain and Mount Charleston. After the first two switchbacks, a steep scramble up a scree slope reaches the top of the ridge, where a faint climber's trail leads east to the base of the summit cliffs. The route then jogs north to a class 3 chute leading to the broad and flat summit plateau.
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Wikidata Q6935460, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3454 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Deer Creek Road (State Route 158)
- 2.2 mi off the Kyle Canyon Road (State Route 157)
- 1.9 mi off the Mt. Charleston Scenic Byway
- 13.2 mi off the Red Rock Canyon Road
Overlooks nearby
- Desert View Overlook · 3 mi
- Overlook · 3 mi
- High Point Overlook · 14 mi
- Red Rock Wash Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Desert View Natural Environment Area: 10.2 mi
- Pine Creek Canyon Natural Area: 14.4 mi
- Somerston Community Park: 17.5 mi
- Skye Hills Park at Farm Rd: 17.5 mi
- Skye Hills Trail: 17.5 mi
- Mummy Spring: 0.6 mi
- Deer Creek Spring: 1.0 mi
- Foxtail Spring: 1.1 mi
- Stanley B Springs: 2.0 mi
- Fletcher Spring: 2.0 mi
- Pioneer Rock: 1.2 mi
- Fletcher Peak: 1.7 mi
- The Sisters: 2.8 mi
- Devil's Thumb: 2.9 mi
- Wheeler Benchmark: 3.0 mi
- End of Trail (Keystone Thrust Trail): 13.0 mi
- "X" Spot: 16.8 mi
- "X" Spot: 16.9 mi
- Rock Cross: 17.0 mi
- MTB Feature: 17.1 mi
- Echo Cliff: 3.4 mi
- Sandstone Bluffs: 13.6 mi
- People's Wall: 14.1 mi
- Insomnia Cave: 14.1 mi
- The Grasshouse: 14.1 mi
- Silent Heroes of the Cold War National Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Wilson Homestead: 15.2 mi
- Dedication Walkway: 16.7 mi
- Cross for Chad David England (1979-2008): 19.1 mi
- Art Bell Memorial Bench: 19.6 mi
- Deer Creek Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
- Cathedral Rock Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- Corn Creek Trails picnic area: 18.7 mi
- Mary Jane Falls: 1.9 mi
- Big Falls: 2.7 mi
- Little Falls: 3.1 mi
- Spring Mountain Ranch State Park: 19.1 mi
- Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs: 21.4 mi
- Pahrump Valley Museum: 20.8 mi
- Sahara West Library and Fine Arts Museum: 21.9 mi
- The Grove: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mummy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Peak | SW 234° | 3,632 m | 3.2 mi |
| Griffith Peak | S 178° | 3,369 m | 4.6 mi |
| McFarland Peak | NW 304° | 3,266 m | 5.2 mi |
| Bonanza Peak | NW 307° | 3,164 m | 6.9 mi |
| Fletcher Peak | ESE 120° | 3,122 m | 1.7 mi |
| The Sisters | NW 317° | 3,102 m | 2.8 mi |
| Harris Mountain | SSE 153° | 3,052 m | 4.5 mi |
| Willow Peak | NW 311° | 3,036 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:26 | 20:04 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:07 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 15:52 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 33 | 37 | 42 | 50 | 60 | 66 | 65 | 58 | 48 | 39 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Charleston Fire STN, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 860689 — Mummy Mountain, Clark County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357558476
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