Arch Mountain in Lake Mead Area, Arizona

A "trailless" 17-mile (round trip) hike via the East Ridge route which begins at Bonelli Landing.

February 18 , 2008


70Zooming in
71To the ridge
72Hawk
73Looking back
74Sun is back

75On the ridge
76Pyramid Peak and Booth view
77On the East Ridge
78On the East Ridge
79Lake Mead

80On the East Ridge
81Up the ridge
82Lake Mead
83Lizard watching Henry
84Views from ridge

85Views from ridge
86Views from ridge
87Views from ridge
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92Descending to the gully
93The gully to the summit
94Gully to the summit

95On route up the gully
96In the gully
97On route up the gully
98To the summit
99Almost there

100Summit
101Summit shot
102Summit shot
103Summit vistas
104Summit vistas

105Summit vistas
106Lousy lighting in this direction
107More lousy lighting
108Ridgeline to High Point
109View towards the High Point

110On the summit
111On the summit
112The summit of Arch Mountain
113Descending
114We never found the real Arch

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116On the way down
117Descending
118Descending
119Descending

120Descending
121Here comes the sun again
122In the sunlight
123Sunlight in distance
124Before the sunset

125Views on the way down
126Nice views of Virgin Basin
127Bonelli in distance
128Descending
129Descending

130Looking down to the wash
131Descending to lakeshore
132After the sunset
133GPS trace of our route
134Profile of the hike