Black Mountain in early morning light

The upper ridge

Summit nigh

Summit rocks looking north, Date Creek Mountains in the distance

View west at Peak 3043

Descending off Black Mountain. When you see it this way, it's plainly obvious how it got its name

Peak 3043 and the old fence track

View of the peak, the big cairns can be seen

Now on the high ridge

Summit cairn of Peak 3043

Montage: cairn shots, looking down at the track, a view of Black Mountain

Peak 3234

Now seen from the parking area

Views along the (road) hike

View north, the Weaver Mountains and Peak 6100 sort of center-left

Peak 2862, summit is to the left (January 2025)

Much closer

On the high slopes

Actual summit

North view of lower knob

Peak 3043, Black Mountain to the east

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