Moore Hill, Bald Mountain, Frenchy Hill & Smith Butte
September 30, 2018


Big dead tree where the road ends, kind of


Another dead tree to aim for


A family of dead trees


The top from the hill to the north


View of Bill Williams Peak from the top


North view, the two boob-like peaks have no names. Cedar Mountain is in back


The top itself


Northeast view, Sitgreaves Mountain


View of Moore Hill from Lake Kaibab


View of the hill from where I entered off the highway, the witness marker, and more views of Lake Kaibab: this end, and that end


Frenchy Hill: Starting up the road


View southwest toward Bill Williams Peak and surrounding hills


The thing on top


The highpoint area


The highpoint rocks and lovely colorful scrub


Walking back down. That's Sitgreaves Mountain, with Bald Mountain to the right


Bald Mountain as seen from Frenchy Hill


Initial bit through the trees


Gets steeper and more colorful


The top


Hike down, looking over at Sitgreaves


The top, with the witness marker inset


West view toward the cliffs of Oak Creek Canyon


A little to the northwest, smoke from the Platypus Fire can be seen


Interstate-17 cuts a swath through the forest

 

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