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Yellow Peak


The Flatiron massif taken last night at my campsie at the Lost Dutchman. Orion is rising
 

My first view of Yellow Peak
 

Starting the climb
 

The lower slope
 

The yellow band of jumbly cliffs and rock piles
 

Above the cliffs, the summit rocks are close
 

The burned summit
 

Weavers Needle
 

The main Superstition massif. Peak 3097 is the sloping plateau seen below
 

Northeast, the Four Peaks and Buckhorn Mountain in the distance
 

More east, Malapais Mountain

Peak 3097


Descending, Peak 3097 in the near distance
 

Look back up at the cliffs
 

Yellow Peak again, now on the slope toward Peak 3097
 

Summit of 3097 nigh
 

I declare this is the top rock
 

Look back at Yellow Peak and Malapais Mountain
 

North, the Four Peaks and Buckhorn again
 

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Yellow Peak • Peak 3097

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Yellow Peak
• Tonto National Forest
• Superstition Mountains & Wilderness
• Maricopa County

Date: November 13, 2024 • Elevation: 3,061 feet • Prominence: 481 feet • Distance: 8.1 miles • Time: 5 hours total, whole hike • Gain: 1,100 feet (gross) • Conditions: Cold at first, warming, blue skies, no clouds

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Peak 3097
• Pinal County

Elevation: 3,097 feet • Prominence: 457 feet • Distance: 1.6 miles • Gain: 470 feet • Conditions: Same

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