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| - Lone Mountain looks small but it's bizarrely difficult to reach the top and get down without falling. Congratulations to DANIEL S. for being the 1st man on Yelp to conquer this mountain.
Every night, a rescue helicopter circles the top of the mountain with a light to see if there are any hikers who have become stranded. This is a dangerous hike and many people get injured. When I reached the summit, I could not believe there were actually memorials set up for people who didn't make it to the top. I had an interesting conversation with a lady I met on the summit, she told me a story about how a lot of people had fallen off the steep ledges because of the loose rocks that slide the moment you step on them. She also told me that people have attempted to drive their dirt bikes up the trail and have fallen to their deaths. To make things worse, when you get to the last 500 feet, the rocks are razor sharp. I am not even exaggerating, my shoes were completely shredded after the hike. I can't imagine tripping and falling onto these razor blade rocks.
There is an "easy" trail they set up to get to the summit, but it's not technically easy. On the other side of the mountain, they have a much more difficult route that requires you to actually use your hands to climb.
About 30% up the mountain you will find a park bench. I'm not sure who put this here. The bench is badly vandalized by pot heads and there are usually tons of empty beer cans, bottles, and smoked blunts surrounding the area.
Once you get to the very top of the mountain, you won't have much space to stand so you gotta be careful. It's a great view, to the right you can see the Red Rock and Summerlin areas. Directly below you, you can see Majestic Park and the North West territory. To the left, you can see Providence, Centennial, and Aliante. You can even see all the way to Sunrise Mountain. And on a really nice day you can see to that area where Railroad Pass is.
During my hike, I witnessed countless grown men give up at the half way point. But oddly, a group of 9 year old girls easily made it to the top and they weren't even breathing hard.
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