Turtlehead Mountain

Mountain · 1 route

Turtlehead Mountain

6,322 ft · Nevada

Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Summit
6,322 ft
Routes
1 way up
Managed by
Bureau of Land Management

Route up Turtlehead Mountain

  1. Turtlehead PeakModerateFrom Turtlehead Peak Trailhead (about 4,353 ft) · about 1,627 ft of climbing4.4 mi round tripSee the route
Map of the route up Turtlehead Mountain, with each route's start numbered and the summit marked
Turtlehead Peak · starts at Turtlehead Peak TrailheadMap © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap contributors

About Turtlehead Mountain

Turtlehead Mountain is a summit of 6,322 feet in Nevada's La Madre Mountain Wilderness, within the BLM's Red Rock/Sloan Field Office. The nearest town is Summerlin South, about 7 miles away. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run to highs near 74°F in June and 79°F in July, with lows around 50°F. That station sits roughly 1,100 feet higher than the summit, so expect warmer temperatures at Turtlehead. The peak sits close to several climbing areas, including The Secret 13 Wall about 0.7 miles away and Monstro's Gaping Maw about 0.8 miles off. Turtlehead Peak is a hike about a mile away, and Calico Tanks Trail is about 1.3 miles away.

Forecast on Turtlehead Mountain

Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and turtlehead peak trailhead for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.

Questions about Turtlehead Mountain

How tall is Turtlehead Mountain?

6,322 ft (1,927 m).

How many routes go to the summit of Turtlehead Mountain?

One: Turtlehead Peak.

Where do the routes up Turtlehead Mountain start?

Turtlehead Peak starts at Turtlehead Peak Trailhead (about 4,353 ft).

Mountains nearby

More mountains in Nevada

Facts about this place

When to go

Best time to go: May–Oct. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 62–79°F and lows of 35–52°F.

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Mt Charleston Fire Stn, NV weather station, 12 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan44° high22° low
  2. Feb44° high22° low
  3. Mar49° high26° low
  4. Apr55° high30° low
  5. May63° high37° low
  6. Jun74° high46° low
  7. Jul79° high52° low
  8. Aug78° high52° low
  9. Sep72° high44° low
  10. Oct62° high35° low
  11. Nov51° high27° low
  12. Dec44° high21° low

The station sits about 1,100 ft higher than this spot, so expect it to run a little warmer here.

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Nearest town
Summerlin South, Nevada · 7.4 mi
Managed by
Bureau of Land Management

Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1; USGS GNIS populated places

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

Best time to visit Turtlehead Mountain

Best months: May–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

  1. Jan

    44° / 22°

    6 wet

  2. Feb

    44° / 22°

    6 wet

  3. Mar

    49° / 26°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    55° / 30°

    4 wet

  5. May

    63° / 37°

    4 wet

  6. Jun

    74° / 46°

    2 wet

  7. Jul

    79° / 52°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    78° / 52°

    6 wet

  9. Sep

    72° / 44°

    4 wet

  10. Oct

    62° / 35°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    51° / 27°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    44° / 21°

    5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mt Charleston Fire Stn, NV, 12.4 mi away at 7,460 ft. The station sits about 1,100 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.