Red Bird Hills Highpoint & Blacktail Hill
December 17, 2024


Red Bird Hills as seen from about two miles away. Highpoint is to the left


Now on the slopes up to the North Peak, with the Highpoint to the left


The Highpoint as seen from the ridge


Summit, looking north


West: Gunnison Hills and the northern Dragoon Mountains


East: Willcox Playa and the Dos Cabezas Mountains


Northeast, I'm parked somewhere out there. Trucks on the interstate can be seen to the left


Montage: A couple distant views, summit hill and view south, into the sun's glare


Blacktail Hill as seen from the east. The rocky knob is not the highpoint


On the ridge up


Summit up ahead


Summit rocks, grass and fence


West: Dragoon Peak


South: Mount Glenn


East: the Willcox Playa and a few bumps out that way


Two more views into the glare, hiking down, and a cool old forest boundary sign

 

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