Peak 5889, Bald Hill & Joe Best Hill (Peak 5495)
October 7, 2023


Bald Hill from the top of Peak 5889 as the sun rises


High on the slopes of Bald Hill


Summit, with old beacon structure I think


Peak 5889 from the saddle between it and Bald Hill


Looking over at Joe Best Hill, next on the agenda


Look back at Bald Hill as I re-ascend Peak 5889


Bald Hill as seen from the far side of the summit of Peak 5889


Peak 5889's cairn


View east of the towers atop Porcupine Mountain


Joe Best Hill as I drive back down the roads


The initial slope of Joe Best Hill


The summit of Joe Best is the rise in the back right


Now much closer


Cairn atop Joe Best


Peak 5889 and Bald Hill from the summit of Joe Best


Southwest view of the Bradshaws as I descend

 

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