Mount Potosi (8,514 feet)

Spring Mountains, Nevada

6-mile loop with 3500 feet of elevation gain

October 21, 2006


01On route to the mountain

02Entrance to a deep cave

03a On the way up

03On the way up

04On the way up

05Looking down to parking

06

07

08Potosi Ridge

09Charleston and Mummy in distance

10The Ridge

11a The Ridge

11b

11c

12Looking towards Red Rock

13Summit comes to view

14View of the summit

15More Red Rock

16Looking back

17Looking back

18View of the summit

19Summit is near

20a

20b Looking back at downclimb

21Survey marker

22On the summit

23Warning signs

24On the summit

25View of Red Rock from the summit

26View of Red Rock

27View of Red Rock

28More views from the top

29View of the Strip

30Anthennas below summit

31View of the road to the summit

32a

32b

32c Hiking below the cliffs

33Looking back

34Vistas

35Vistas

36Arch

37Arch

38a Another arch

38b In an arch

39Looking back at ridge from arches

40Looking across the valley

41More arches

42The cliffs

43Descending

44Looking down to parking

45Cliffs with the arches

46Descent saddle

47Arch

48Looking back at descent route

49Mt Potosi Profile