Black Mountain (3,628 feet)

A 7-mile loop in the River Mountains near Boulder City, Nevada.

May 10, 2008

01Trailhead	02	03	04Start of the trail	05Trail
06	07	08Side-Blotched Lizard	09Whiptail Lizard	10Whiptail Lizard
11Another Whiptail	12On route to saddle	13Saddle is in view	14On the switchbacks	15Rock Nettle
16Blooms of Rock Nettle	17Mystery plant	18Creosote Bush	19Look back from the saddle	20View of Black Mountain
21View of River Mtn and River Mtn Peak	22Canyon Wren	23Canyon Wren	24Canyon Wren	25Canyon Wren
26Canyon Wren	27Bye Birdie	28Off trail	29On route to ridgeline	30Bighorns far in distance
31	32	33Route to the summit	34Bighorns still near the summit	35a
35b On route to summit	36On route to summit	37On the summit	38Bighorns below the summit	39They are Ewes
40Ewes and Lambs	41	42Ewe	43	44
45Ewe up close	46Ewes and Lambs	47Bye girls	48On Black Mtn summit	49Sign-in book
50Summit shot	51Summit shot	52River Mountains	53View from Black Mountain	54Descending to overlook
55View of the overlook	56To the overlook	57On route to Overlook	58Hazy day vistas	59Overlook
60	61View of Black Mountain	62The River Mountains	63Boulder City in distance	64Descending
65	66Side-Blotched Lizard	67Descending	68Look back at overlook	69PGS trace of the hike
70Profile of the hike