Some cliffs on the high ridge as I approach the summit

A view of Mount Bruce from the same vantage point as the previous image

Above the first cliffs, these are the actual summit rocks

On top of the peak!

Highpoint rock, viewing north toward Mount Bruce

West, Santa Rita Mountains

South, the weather apparatus, and the bigger Mustang peaks

East, Mescal Peak, Spire Peak and other peaks in the Mustangs

Northeast, the Whetstone Mountains

I'm looking down at the ridge I would follow out. It is the one slightly to the left

Montage of views of the lower summit cliffs (not the actual summit) as I hike down. The ones to the left are the same ones as in the first image

The two lower summit cliff bands, and the actual summit rocks. I went up the slope between the two lower cliffs, ascending the ridge to the left, and descending the one to the right

Mount Bruce and North West Dome as I hike a road back to my car

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