Photos

Maps->

early-July, 2014

Black Mountain & Big Virginia Lake

Looking into the Hoover Wilderness

Blue Lake

Cooney Lake

Black Mountain & the largest Frog Lake

Looking back at Dunderberg Peak and the Virginia Lakes Basin

View where we left the trail

Summit Lake viewpoint

View from the two tarns

Mono Lake & Burro Lake from the side of the red peak

Excelsior Mountain (left) and the gray peak

Whorl Mountain to Monument Ridge from between the red & gray peaks

Hoover Lakes & sky pilot

Virginia Canyon & sky pilot

Sky pilot on the western slopes

Excelsior Mountain & Mt Conness

Sky pilot & Mt Conness

View of the top of Virginia Canyon with Soldier Lake

Mt Conness, Cathedral Peak, and sky pilot

Looking north along the ridge line

Black Mountain, Burro Lake, and Mono Lake from the ridge line

View south from the summit

Closer view of Mt Dana & Saddlebag Lake from the summit

Burro, Lundy, & Mono Lakes from the summit

Closer view of Mt Lyell & Mt Florence from the summit

View northwest from the summit

Closer view of Tower Peak, Whorl Mountain, Leavitt Peak, Virginia Peak, and Matterhorn Peak from the summit

View northeast from the summit

Closer view of Echo Peaks (far left), Cathedral Peak (left), Fairview Dome, Clouds Rest, and the top of Half Dome from the summit

Mt Conness & North Peak from the summit

Sky pilot on the alternate route down

Hoover Lakes & sky pilot from the alternate route down

Sky pilot

Panoramas

(click picture for larger version)

Big Virginia Lake & Black Mountain

Summit Lake viewpoint

View from the eastern slopes of the red peak

Virginia Canyon & sky pilot

Northeast to southwest view from the summit

Southeast to west view from the summit

Hoover Lakes & sky pilot view from the alternate route down