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Mar 17, 2021 — Dead Horse Ridge is a fairly big peak within the Desert National Wildlife Refuge. It's sort of the last big one in the area for me to do out here that's not on military property, and it's far enough away from Las Vegas to not get any sort of attention. Reaching the trailhead is straightforward on a decent dirt road (just a bit rocky at times, but likely any car can make it).
I headed east through the open desert toward the major drainage north of Dead Horse Ridge. This drainage is mostly brush-free, but there were a couple of Class 3 moves to overcome small headwalls. You might be able to bypass them, but none are exposed or difficult. I followed the main drainage to its head, marked by the saddle separating Dead Horse Ridge from Saddle Mountain. The lightly hilly ridge to Dead Horse Ridge was easy walking, but the steep slope to Saddle Mountain was Class 2.
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