Eagle Mountain

Resting Spring Range Wilderness, CA
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Trip info

Distance3.6 mi
Elevation gain1,800 ft
Route typeOut & back
Duration2 hr
CruxClass 3
Quality5/10

Peaks bagged

1
Eagle Mountain
DPS
Zdon
3,806 ft / Prom. 1,646 ft
DPS
Desert Peaks Section
Zdon
Andy Zdon's Desert Summits

Trip report

Eagle Mountain from the parking area.
Crossing the steadily flowing Amargosa River.
Looking back across the Amargosa River. My car is on the left.
Short approach to the base of Eagle Mountain on compacted soil.
Picking up a use trail leading into the ascent chute.
View back from the bottom of the ascent chute.
Class 2 slabs.
View back down the steep chute.
Following a use trail to the saddle, left.
On top of the ridge crest, view back toward the saddle.
Closeup of the ridgeline to the north.
View back along the use trail which stays to the left of the ridge.
The use trail stays below the cliff band on the left.
Approaching Eagle Mountain's summit.
Class 3 crux to gain the ridge crest.
Class 2 along the ridge crest itself.
Eagle Mountain summit. View south.
View northwest.

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