Temptation Peak Loop - Goldfield Mountains

It was 8:15 AM when I began hiking. I headed east on a trail that in 1.5 miles connected to a social trail. It took 33 minutes to reach this junction. From this point I followed a trail up to the Ironwood Ridgeline. I arrived on the 3,195-foot summit at 10:32 AM. It had taken me 2 hours and 18 minutes, and I was 2.7 miles from the trailhead. Next, I followed the trail north and then down to the Bulldog Saddle. It was 11:35 AM when I reached the saddle. It had taken me 1 hour and 2 minutes to get there from Temptation Peak. From here I followed the trail back down to my car. I arrived at my car at 12:15 PM. My loop hike was 4.6 miles, and had taken me 3 hours and 59 minutes.

Peak 2580 - Goldfield Mountains

At 6:16 PM, it was 104 degrees when I started my sunset hike up Peak 2580. At 6:56 PM, I was on the summit. The round-trip hike was 1.7 miles. It was 8:13 PM when I returned to my car, and it was 97 degrees.

My 1.7 miles round-trip hike.

Peak 2580 - Goldfield Mountains

It was about 90 degrees when I started this hike at 8:09 AM. I followed a jeep trail to the base of the peak. Along the way someone had stacked rocks about 50 feet apart. This was the second time I have knocked them. However, as I raised my foot to kick another rock pile over, I saw a juvenile Western Diamondback Rattlesnake comfortably coiled and using the little spot of shade from the stack of rocks. So I let this rock cairn stand. The rattlesnake never rattled and didn't act defensively. I then photographed the rattlesnake from only a few feet away. After that I began my hike up the peak. At 8:50 AM I was on the summit. It had taken me 40 minutes. At 9:02 AM, I headed back down. Then I was back at my car at 9:35 AM. My hike was 1.6 miles round-trip, and had taken me 1 hour and 24 minutes.

Peak 2580 - Goldfield Mountains

This morning at 6:23 AM, I hiked up Peak 2580. It took me 40 minutes to reach the summit from my parked car. I also tried to climb up a rocky knob that I had been eyeing for several years, but I was unable to reach the top. I also encountered a Desert Tortoise. My 2 mile hike took me 2 hours and 13 minutes.

My 2 mile hike.

Pass Mountain Loop Trail - Goldfield Mountains

At 11:18 AM, I started my hike around Pass Mountain from the Meridian Trailhead. My first break was in Usery Mountain Regional Park. The shelter and picnic table was 2.4 miles from Meridian Road, and it took me 52 minutes. After 2 hours and 43 minutes I reached the junction of the Bulldog Saddle Trail, and continued on the Pass Mountain Trail. It was 6.1 miles to the junction. I got back at my vehicle at 2:51 PM. My hike was 8.1 miles, and it took me 3 hours and 32 minutes.