From Old Spanish Trail Highway, headed northwest across a bajada.View back. The Kingston Range is on the right.Picking up a faint jeep trail.Aiming for the canyon, right of center.Entering a wash.Juniper trees nestled inside the narrowing canyon.View back.Dry fall obstacle. Bypass to the right.View back.Exiting the canyon to the climber's right.Gaining the ridge.View back.Continuing along the ridge to a saddle.View back.Approaching the saddle.From the saddle, Nopah Range High Point (left) and Nopah Peak (right).Crossing a shallow valley en route to Nopah Range High Point.View northwest toward Nopah Peak, next up.Starting up Nopah Range High Point's northeast slope.View back toward the saddle.Class 1/2 up Nopah Range High Point's northeast slope.Gaining the ridge, short traverse to the summit (right of center).View back along the ridge. Nopah Peak is on the left.Nopah Range High Point summit. View south.View west/northwest across Chicago Valley into Death Valley National Park.View northeast toward the town of Pahrump.Descending Nopah Range High Point en route to Nopah Peak's east ridge.Arriving at a drainage between Nopah Range High Point and Nopah Peak.Following Nopah Peak's east ridge.View back. Nopah Range High Point is on the far right.Ascending Nopah Peak's east slope.Low Class 2.View back from just below the summit of Nopah Peak.Nopah Peak summit. View north.Closeup of the colorful Nopah Range.View east into Pahrump Valley.Returning to the saddle along Nopah Peak's east ridge.View back toward Nopah Peak from the saddle.Descending back into the canyon.I tripped and nearly faceplanted on this perfect little agave utahensis.Returning to Old Spanish Trail Highway, making a more concerted effort to follow the jeep trail.
