Peak 6129 comes into view early on

Now very close to it

Up on the slopes, Peak 6129 is ahead

Summits were a dud. Top left: east summit; top right, the western summit; bottom left: look back at eastern summit; bottom right: western summit area

View of American Peak as I descend off of Peak 6129

On the very highest ridge

Summit and cairn atop American Peak

View of Peak 6129 (left) and the western summit

American Peak from way below on my hike out

A montage of images of American Peak

Summit benchmark

I'm looking into a 30-foot deep hole, the sun shining exactly into this mine shaft. One misstep and you'll never be seen again

American Peak (to the left, pointed peak) and Peak 6129 (to the right) as seen from the road to Guajalote Flat a couple weeks later

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