Arch Mountain High Point, Lake Mead Area, Arizona

A "trailless" 13.6-mile (round trip) hike, which starts at Bonelli Landing.

January 23, 2008


75On route to ridge

76Lots of barrel cacti around

77On route to ridge

78Finally on the ridge

79The ridge

80Muddy Mtns on far right

81Muddy Peak

82Muddy High Point

83Lake Mead

84Looking ahead on ridge

85Muddies in distance

86Overton Arm is in view

87Virgin Basin of Lake Mead

88View from ridge

89On the ridge

90

91Looking ahead on ridge

92Looking ahead

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94Narrows and Muddies in distance

95Lake Mead Narrows

96Summit is near

97Almost there

98Summit

99Sign-in book

100Summit vistas-Narrows

101Summit shot

102Summit vistas

103Summit shot

104Summit shot

105Summit vistas

106Summit shot

107Summit vistas

108Summit shot

109Summit vistas-Overton Arm

110Summit vistas-Virgin Basin

111Summit shot

112One more look at Lake and Muddies

113Looking into the Narrows

114Descending

115 I see wildlife

116Sneaking closer

117They see me

118 I am almost there

119They are all Rams

120Rams

121Bighorn Sheep of Arizona

122Rams on the move

123King of the Hill

124They do not want to make friends

125Final look at Rams leaving

126Looking back up to ridgeline

127Descent continues

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131Profile of the hike