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Castle Peak and Norman Benchmark

Tonopah BLM. Excursion out to see a striking, but short peak followed by a tall, but not particularly striking peak. Good canyons, though.

Tonopah Field Office BLM, Nevada

A hike to see a striking, but rather short, peak. Then on to a taller, but not so striking, peak.

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Rhyolite Ridge

Tonopah BLM. On dirt roads and cross country to a P1k, past some mining and cabin and springs.

Tonopah Field Office BLM, Nevada

More peak bagging in the Silver Peak Range. Grand views of the edge of the Great Basin and more from atop Rhyolite Ridge.

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Monte Cristo Canyons

Tonopah BLM. Out to see the masterful erosion chutes that are canyons along the south edge of the Monte Cristo Range.

Tonopah Field Office BLM, Nevada

More of the grandeur of erosive forces in the Monte Cristo Range, but this time with sunlight!

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Fish Lake Valley Hot Well

Tonopah BLM. Spending a day by the warm water looking at the fish and birds and landscape. May have touched the water, too.

Tonopah Field Office BLM, Nevada

Spending a day by the warm water looking at the fish and birds and landscape. May have touched the water, too.

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Emigrant Peak from Emigrant Pass

Tonopah BLM. Hiking through the changing rocks from the pass to the peak with seeping water on the way.

Tonopah Field Office BLM, Nevada

Now is the time for the long hike up Emigrant Peak!

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Little Canyons and Tops by Emigrant Pass

Tonopah BLM. Explorations of the colorful rock canyons and high plateau top of the Silver Peak Range near Emigrant Pass.

Tonopah Field Office BLM, Nevada

Explorations of the colorful rocks and canyons and high vistas around Emigrant Pass in the Silver Peak Range.

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Easy Chair Crater

Tonopah BLM. Seeing the sights from a small, lopsided volcano.

Tonopah Field Office BLM, Nevada

Taking a spin around the crater of a more traditional (cinder cone) volcano at Easy Chair Crater.

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Lunar Crater

Tonopah BLM. A look at a maar crater and National Natural Landmark, then circling it. Because.

Tonopah Field Office BLM, Nevada

Back to the usually scheduled chunks of natural things with a crater that formed when steam went critical. This happens to be a National Natural Landmark.