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Three Peak Dayhike:

Mummy Mountain (11, 542 feet)- Charleston Peak (11,918 feet)- Griffith Peak (11,060 feet)

Spring Mountains , Nevada

An 18-mile loop with 5500 feet of elevation gain.

June 23, 2007

Summary of the route: We started in Trail Canyon and followed the trail to the Trail Canyon/North Loop junction. From there, we hiked up on the North Loop trail to reach Mummy's Scree Slope. After climbing Mummy Mountain, we followed the North Ridge to intercept the North Loop trail again. At Devil's Thumb we left the North Loop trail and took a shortcut to reach Charleston's north ridge and followed it to the summit. After summitting Charleston Peak we followed the South Loop Trail to reach the top of Griffith Peak. We descended Griffith via the Old South Loop trail. A long but great day in the mountains.

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01Wilderness sign	02In Trail Canyon	03Close up of Griffith Peak	04On route to trail junction	05Trail Canyon pine forest
06Charleston Peak in view	07Trail junction	08Vistas along the trail	09On North Loop trail	10White Fir and vistas
11Quaking Aspen along the trail	12Looking ahead on North Loop trail	13On route to Scree Slope	14Up the Scree Slope	15Wax Currant in bloom
16Wax Currant blossoms	17On route up Scree Slope	18Top of Scree Slope	19Break on top of Scree Slope	20On route to class 3 chute
21On route to class 3 chute	22On route up Mummy Mtn	23Chute to summit plateau	24In the chute	25Climbing Mummy
26Climbing Mummy	27Vistas from the chute	28Climbing Mummy	29Bristlecone Pine up close	30On the summit plateau
31Next goal and route	32By Bristlecone Pine	33On the summit of Mummy	34On the summit of Mummy	35Third goal is in view
36Descending Mummy	37Descending Mummy	38Primrose below the chute	39Descending Mummy	40View of North Ridge
41Back on the ridge	42Look back at Mummy	43Indian Paintbrush	44On route along the ridge	45On route along the ridge
46Looking ahead on ridge	47On route along the ridge	48Looking ahead on ridge	49On the ridge	50View of Charleston Peak
51On route up the ridge	52View of other peaks	53On the ridge	54Looking ahead on the ridge	55Vistas from the ridge
56On the ridge	57View of Forehead and Chin	58Close up	59Back to the trail	60On North Loop trail
61Approaching Devils Thumb	62First climb	63Below first climb	64Starting up Devils Thumb	65First climb