S P Mountain, O'Neill Crater & Antelope Hill
November 9, 2019

Distance view. S P is the darker one

About a mile or two away

The road up to the saddle below the steep pebble slopes

Halfway up the road

Steep volcanic scree slopes

The south rim, with the simmit across the way. A big hole blocks the way so I went around

The summit cairn

View southwest at Kendrick (and smoke)

View southeast at Humphreys (and smoke)

The S P Lava Flow, c. 71,000 years ago

My car is visible on the road yonder

Views as I hiked around the crater

S P Mountain as viewed from nearby Peak 6666 (June 2021)

S P Mountain in late dusk light, with cows (August 2021)

O'Neill Crater's west-facing slopes

From the saddle, the summit appears

Closing in on the top

View of Humphreys from the top

O'Leary to the north

View east, Merriam Crater is the main cone in the distance

The summit rocks and the benchmark

Antelope Hill

The sign

Approaching the lower trees

Now higher up

Easy walk along the ridge top

Summit area

View down at the road and my car, plus Wild Bill Hill in the background

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