Tonto Basin: Black Mountain, Peaks 3582, 4029 & 5235
February 5, 2025


Peak 3582


Higher now


Summit area, highpoint is to the left


View west


North, Black Mountain is seen to the left in the mid-distance


Black Mountain


Different view


Upper slopes were rocky but with ways through the maze


Looking down the steep slope


Summit cairn and walls


A room, and the Mazatzal Mountains in back


More rooms of the ruins


Now on the road up Peak 4029


The hill up ahead


Nigh


Top tree


Black Mountain as seen from the top


Light forest up Peak 5235


The top area


Summit rocks


View of Payson and the Mogollon Rim

 

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