Three of my Favorite Things: Hiko Springs, NV. Narrows, peaks, petroglyph hike

[John Morrow]

These are a few of my favorite things: summits, water polished canyon narrows, and rock art panels.

I met David for at least one day as we decided on a loop hike along the rim of Hiko Springs Canyon at the south end of Lake Mead National Recreation Area to connect three peaks in the Courtney Purcell Guidebook: Hiko Point, Center Benchmark, and Conical Peak.

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After the summits we dropped into an unnamed canyon where we exited to the north to connect to Hiko Springs lower canyon narrows. Delighted, we learned that Class 3 scrambling would get us through the entire canyon through a beautiful stretch of water polished granite narrows. Rock art at both ends completed the day.

Unnamed canyon to south of Hiko:

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Hiko Canyon:

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