Dagger Spring Peaks, Gerald Hills HP and Babich Benchmark
March 19, 2025


Peak 4154


Highway AZ-188 weaves up the hills, Salt River Peak at right


Peak 3965's ridge and top


Summit cairn of Peak 3965, with Peak 4154 in back


Look over at Gerald Hills Highpoint and Babich Benchmark Peak


Northeast view, peaks in the Salt River Range


Peak 4154 again


Starting up the ridge, a cow scampers across the saddle


High up now on Peak 4154, a fence to cross


Summit of Peak 4154, Webster Mountain in back


Peak 3965 from the top of 4154


Peak 3965 again, that slope in front is what I took up


Now on the high ridge of Gerald Hills Highpoint, which is ahead


Summit of Gerald Hills


Look over at Babich Benchmark


Hicks Canyon, Peak 3965, Salt River Peak in back, and my car down there if you look closely


Babich Benchmark Peak from the saddle connecting it to Gerald Hills


Higher saddle, a tree and a fence


The slope to the top


Gerald Hills Highpoint at right, Peak 4154 to the left


Southeast view


West view and benchmark inset

 

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