Nevada Trails

Fire Mountain Point Road

Nelson, Nevada (Clark County)

Last Updated: 01/15/2019

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Status

Open

Distance

0.16 mi

Nearest Town

Nelson

Management Agency

US National Park Service

District

Lake Mead National Recreation Area

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Fire Mountain Point Road, connected to Fire Mountain Cove Road, located in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area near Nelson, Nevada is a very short and easy off-road scenic drive with fantastic views of the surrounding hills and desert landscape. Fire Mountain can be seen from the trail. The trail ends at a spot overlooking the Colorado River.

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Starting Point

Las Vegas

From Las Vegas, head south on Interstate 15 to Interstate 215 East and US-93 South/US-95 South towards Boulder City. Turn right/south on US 95 South before Boulder City. Turn left/southeast on NV 165 East. Follow NV 165 East past Nelson. Turn right/south onto Aztec Wash Road. Follow Aztec Wash Road for approximately 6.3 miles. Turn left/southeast onto Fire Mountain Cove Road. Follow for approximately 4.9 miles.

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James and Mimi Nicholson

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We are James and Mimi Nicholson, married for 19 years, living in Nevada. We are not new to Off-roading; having owned Jeeps for 18 years. We started with a 1979 CJ-5. Other 4 wheel vehicles owned include CJ-7, Cherokees, Grand Cherokee and a Liberty. We like to overland, camp, whitewater raft and kayak. We have been off-roading in Oregon, Washington, Georgia, South Carolina, California, Arizona, Utah, Louisiana, Texas and Nevada Our focus while off-roading is safety, treading lightly and simply enjoying the outdoors with friends and family. Our current rig: 2015 Jeep Wrangler JKU Tank Rubicon. AEV 3.5" lift with 315/75/16 GY Duratracs with level 8 Tracker wheels. C gussets, control arm skids, ACE rock sliders, Engo 10,000 winch, OR-Fab tire/can carrier. M.O.R.E. skid plate, Gobi stealth roof rack. S-pod. ARB OBA. Adams front and rear drive shafts.

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Fire Mountain Point Road

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