The red line is the GPS trace; the "normal" route is up the W ridge (magenta arrowheads).
Mt. Wilson, Arizona
December 28, 2002
The tallest peak near Hoover Dam.
From the Hoover Dam, travel east 5.6 miles into AZ, take a left on a 4WD gravel road, follow the road to Black Joe Mine. The basic route is described in detail by Branch Whitney.
Here's how Wilson looks from Summerlin (western Vegas) on a typical smoggy day.
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Amon; view NE in 1st major saddle
Easter Island head just below peak
Peak fouetté*, to check my cerebellum.
View N and NE
View W and N
Fortification Hill (flat-top mesa) and Lake Mead in distance
On eastern Pk of Wilson; looking WNW
View WNW; Danny and Patti emerge, pursued by Eumenides.
Group hug
Looking SW
Danny reads inscription from Grace Kelly, Gracie Slick or Grace Hopper.
View S
View WNW to snow-capped Charleston Pk, 65 miles away (telephoto)
Panorama, S view at center.
Backing down the peak… beep, beep, beep…
Nick loses his head and scares Danny
"It's perfectly safe… but you go first."
Any excuse for a hug
This space for rent
*not really.