Winter Ascent of

Mummy Mountain aka Mummy's Tummy (11,542 feet)

Spring Mountains, Nevada

8.5 miles up and back via Trail Canyon, North Loop Trail and the Scree Slope ; 3500 feet of elevation gain

January 2, 2008


01At Trail Canyon trailhead

02Map at trailhead

03At the trailhead

04Starting in Trail Canyon

05On the trail

06In Trail Canyon

07By wilderness sign

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12Looking ahead

13Looking ahead

14Charleston comes to view

15Mummy Mountain

16Approaching trail junction

17Ponderosa Pine

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19Charleston Peak

20At trail junction

21Break at the junction

22Cocks Comb in distance

23North Loop Trail

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25View of Charleston Peak

26South Ridge and Charleston

27Charleston Peak

28Mummys Toe in distance

29Mummys Toe

30By horse trough

31By horse trough

32Ice

33On North Loop trail

34Approaching the scree slope

35Looking back

36Looking ahead

37Approaching the scree slope

38Scree slope ridgeline of Mummy

39Looking up scree slope

40Break

41Break

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44Up the steep slope

45Looking out

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47Approaching top of scree slope

48Looking out

49On the ridge

50Charleston and Lee

51On Mummys ridge

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53Looking towards the summit

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56McFarland and Macks Peaks

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58Bristlecone pines

59Charleston and Lee view

60McFarland Peak

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62Up the ridge

63On Mummys ridge

64Looking towards the chute

65To the chute

66Distant view of Telescope Peak

67Distant view of the Sierras

68On route to the chute

69Approaching the chute

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77Summit plateau

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80Bristlecone

81On summit plateau

82Remnants of bristlecone pine

83To the summit

84hSummit

85Summit

86On the summit

87Summit vistas

88On the summit

89On the summit

90Descending

91Look back

92Descending

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95Sunset

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99Sunset

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101Sierras on horizon

102Sierras on horizon

103Spring Mountains by night

104Welcome home guys