I like to have a challenging goal for a hike. This time it was bagging at least 2 peaks. First, I
hiked up Dome Mountain, and after that I headed south a half mile
off-trail to Peak 3269. It looked tough and foreboding with outcrops of rhyolite to navigate around. I paused several times, and despite my urge to turn back, my feet kept taking me closer to the mountain. I had come this far may as well go farther. It got harder but I kept going. Finally I climbed up the summit of Peak 3269, and encountered a raven poised on the summit cairn. It flew away, and I tagged the top. But I
had to return the same way and hike up Dome Mountain again and back to
the trail. The 8.2 mile round trip hike took me 7 hours and 17 minutes. Dome Mountain is the highest point in the Goldfield Mountains at 3,381 feet, with 1,201 feet of prominence, and directly south is Peak 3269 at 3,269 feet.
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Dome Mountain on the right.
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Dome Mountain
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Dome Mountain
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Peak 3269
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Peak 3269
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Dome Mountain
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Dome Mountain
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Dome Mountain
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Dome Mountain
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Dome Mountain
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Me on the summit of Dome Mountain signing the register.
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View from Dome Mountain.
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Looking back at Dome Mountain.
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Looking back at Dome Mountain.
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A raven perched triumphantly on the summit cairn of Peak 3269.
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Me on the summit of Peak 3269.
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View from Peak 3269.
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Looking at Dome Mountain as I descend Peak 3269.
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Dome Mountain
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Peak 3269
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Coming down Dome Mountain.
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The Superstition Mountains
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My 8.2 mile route.
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