Mount Wilson (5,446 feet) in The Black Mountains.

A 4.6 mile round trip hike with approximately 2,500 feet of elevation gain in Mount Wilson Wilderness, near Lake Mead in Arizona.

This is the most prominent mountain range in the Hoover Dam area. The terrain is rugged and there are no trails. Daytime temperatures during the summer months exceed 100 degrees. The best time to do this hike is between October 1 and April 30.

January 18, 2007

01The road to trailhead	02View of Mt Wilson from road	03Our hike begins here	04On route to ridge	05Looking ahead towards ridge
06On route to ridge	07Lake Mead comes to view	08 Wilson in the back	09View of Wilson from ridge	10Looking ahead on the ridge
11Hiking across the ridge	12Mojave Yuccas on the ridge	13Traversing the ridge	14On the ridge	15Ridge in the back
16Vistas looking back	17Close-up of Lake Mead	18Spring Mtns on horizon	19Mojave Yucca	20View of Fortification Hill
21The ridge continues	22Hiking up	23Hiking up	24Hiking up	25Pinnacle on the ridge
26Vistas looking back	27On route to summit	28Finally summit comes to view	29On route to summit	30On route to summit
31Looking towards the summit	31On route to summit	32Leaning Rock	33Easter Island Rock	34By Easter Island Rock
35Easter Island Rock and summit	36Close-up of the summit	37On route to summit	38On the windy summit	39View from the summit
40Summit vistas	41On the summit	42On the summit	43More summit vistas	44On the way back down
45On the way back down	46GPS trace of our hike	47Profile of the route