Mormon 6921, 6975 (2x) and 7378 (2x): Nevada

Both days had breezes, cloud cover or precipitation to mellow the weather. The June trip actually got quite cold with rain or hail for about 30 minutes.

Pics by Harlan W S, + T F
May 24 and June 12, 2023

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The various Mormon
peaks I've visited,
shown as black dots;
the peaks in this TR
also have red diamonds.
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On May 24, we
went to 6921.
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There was a faint
animal trail much of the way,
and an abandoned camp
with rotting nylon tent,
light synthetic bag, LED
flashlight, and one sock
that was turned inside-out.
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We're quessing someone
abandoned some
equipment after a cold
or wet night.
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Tracy walks up a thin
ridge on S side of
southern peak. This
the nicer summit.
View south.
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View N to 6921.
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Tracy on 6921.
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Some sharp
peaklets to E
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Phlox near summit.
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Crossing back to
southern peak.
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Zoom to
southern peak.
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View back N at
6921, by abandoned
camp.
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We walked along
cliffs
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ID of peaks
to south.
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Globe Mallows
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Tracy head SE
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Mojave Asters
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Map "oops" was
when I almost
took us down that
ridge. Tracy caught
the mistake!
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Prickly Pear
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Our descent took
us over a short class 3
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Palmer Penstemons
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More Prickly Pear
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Fields of
Palmer Penstemons
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Larkspur
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On June 12, we
set out to explore
a "cave" then took
"new" routes up
2 peaks.
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Approaching
cave from east
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Peak 6966 in
back of Tracy. Sheep
poop but no artifacts!
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There were a few small
holes with dripstone
in back, but they would
be miserable to dig out.
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View W as Tracy
walks up from cave.
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We then turned a corner
up a talus chute with
some class 3
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further up miserable talus.
Two years before, I
took the class 3 ridge
to the N.
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register. I had
a slight error in
elevation.
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View NW from 6975.
Rain and hail start.
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Peak IDs
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S to 7088 and 6966
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Tracy's pic of me
as precipitation
becomes more
intense
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Now we're almost
at low point to S
of 6975. Precip.
has lessened.
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View back at 6975 to N.
On R side is talus
chute we took up;
on L is cliff we skirted
for descent.
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Tracy starts up a
fairly open ridge,
with some class 3,
to 7378.
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Top of 7378,
Dome to SW.
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CP and I went up
Dome in 2015; there
was a class 2+ chute
network starting on
R (N) side.
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Mormon Peak.
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Descent E, finally
at end of miserable
upper gully (brush,
trees and downed
logs).