Peak 4685

Now at its base

Top thereof

Looking at snowy Mount Graham

View east at more Black Hills

The peak as seen from across the highway

Peaks 4996 and 4820 (and a middle bump) as seen from where I exited my first hike

Peak 4820

Its top with a neat cairn

View of the top from the other rock outcrop

Peak 4996 from the saddle below Peak 4820

Top of the peak

Looking back at the summit from the southern bump

Zoom of Mount Graham

Peak 4820 as I exit

Peak 4433

The slopes were covered in Arizona poppies

Looking east, more poppies

Summit ahead

View of the Whitlock Mountains

Looking down the slope, so many poppies

Montage: Peak 4685, Peaks 4996 & 4820 from the summit of Peak 4685, ridge up to Peak 4996, and Peak 4433 from the north

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