The summit ridge in the morning sun, the highpoint is to the left

A rock barrier midway, I was able to angle right and walk a ledge to get beyond it. Note the moon above

The summit rocks, and the moon

Closer to the summit. I caught the moon in a crook of rocks quite by accident, dead center of the image

Summit of Peak 2839

Look back at the ridge I was on, into the morning sun

Descending, Elephant Butte is the rock formation to the center-left. My car is seen below

The initial slope, as seen from my car when I finished when the sun was higher up

Peak 2561 as seen from the road

Now viewed from below as I hike in

About halfway up now, just an easy slope to the top

Summit rocks looking east at the craggier Supe peaks

View west of Peak 2753

A view of the massive Supe massif

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