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Turtlehead Peak Trail route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back
Nevada

Turtlehead Peak Trail

Blue Diamond, Nevada

4.6 mi

Distance

2,303 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 32m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Turtlehead Peak Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,320 ft
Max:1,888 ft
Gain:702 ft
Loss:702 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,320 ft and 1,888 ft across 4.6 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,320 ft1,509 ft1,699 ft1,888 ft0.0 mi1.1 mi2.3 mi3.4 mi4.6 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,320 ft
High point2.2 mi1,888 ft
End4.6 mi1,320 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Reserve or permit

Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Las Vegas, NV · about 5 mi away
County:
Clark County, NV

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: Oct 11, 2026. Spot an error in our data?

Highlights

Sandstone QuarryTurtlehead Peak summitLa Madre Mountains views

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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