The Ragged Top is the crown jewel of the Ironwood Forest National Monument. The peak is a mass of Tertiary rhyolite. The hike up the north gully to the summit is about 4 miles round trip. I made a couple of wrong turns. The elevation gain from the desert floor is about 1,767 feet, and mostly bushwhacking through cat claw shrubs. It was nasty but worth it.
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| The Ragged Top from Silverbell Road. |
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| The North Gully |
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| My route up the north gully. |
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