Peak 2143 (Hieroglyphic Mtns) & Peak 2201 (Desert Hills)
October 28, 2026


Peak 2143 is the bump to the left


Now seen from within the creek bottom


Summit looking southwest at more Vistancia Homes


Northwest, from whence I came


North, Lake Pleasant


Peak 2127, the next big peak south


View as I exit


Peak 2201


Partway up the slope


An old saguaro skeleton


Top is in view


North, Gavilan peak, Daisy Mountain and New River Mesa


Southeast, the Union Hills


The saguaro as I descend

 

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