Cathedral Peak 822m in Lake Mead Area, Nevada

A 7.5-mile loop hike which starts off the Boathouse Cove Road. To view this slideshow click on the first thumbnail and enjoy. To see our hike to Cathedral Peaks 859m and 869m click here

March 21, 2008


00Cathedral Peaks

01road to start of the route

02Parking

03

04Yellow Cups

05Dandelions and Phacelia

06Death Valley Phacelia

07The approach begins

08Purple Mat

09Purple Mat

10Peak begins to come to view

11The approach

12The size of White Woolly Daisies

13White Woolly Daisies

14Spring in the mojave Desert

15The approach

16Poppies

17The approach

18With Poppies

19Two Cathedrals are in view

20Beavertail and Desert Chicory

21Desert Chicory

22With Chicory

23Bear-Paw Poppy

24Bear-Paw Poppy bloom

25Bear-Paw Poppy bloom up close

26With the Poppy

27Time to leave the Poppy

28The approach

29On route to Cathedral Peak

30Looking ahead

31Cathedral 822 m

32Blazing Stars

33Pincushions

34Pincushions

35Heading towards Cathedrals

36Notch-Leaved Phacelia

37Phacelia blooms

38Desert Trumpet

39Desert Trumpet blooms

40Ups and downs on the approach

41Cathedral 822m-todays goal

42Forget-Me-Nots in sunlight

43Another Desert Trumpet

44Whiptail Lizard

45Broad-Flowered Gilia

46Watch out for Catclaws

47Mormon Tea

48Mormon Tea in bloom

49On route to first saddle

50Death Valley Phacelia

51Surprise near saddle

52A herd of Bighorn Sheep

53They are Rams

54Rams