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After another 20 minutes, I reach the top of the wash and locate the old Castle Peaks road

3082-castle-peaks.jpg Arrived! I sit here on the Castle Peaks saddle for a good 15 minutes, with pinnacles in front of me, and behind meThumbnailsA nice juxtaposition of pink cactus flowers and orange desert mallows in this Castle Peaks washArrived! I sit here on the Castle Peaks saddle for a good 15 minutes, with pinnacles in front of me, and behind meThumbnailsA nice juxtaposition of pink cactus flowers and orange desert mallows in this Castle Peaks washArrived! I sit here on the Castle Peaks saddle for a good 15 minutes, with pinnacles in front of me, and behind meThumbnailsA nice juxtaposition of pink cactus flowers and orange desert mallows in this Castle Peaks washArrived! I sit here on the Castle Peaks saddle for a good 15 minutes, with pinnacles in front of me, and behind meThumbnailsA nice juxtaposition of pink cactus flowers and orange desert mallows in this Castle Peaks washArrived! I sit here on the Castle Peaks saddle for a good 15 minutes, with pinnacles in front of me, and behind meThumbnailsA nice juxtaposition of pink cactus flowers and orange desert mallows in this Castle Peaks wash

At a junction of two old, closed roads here, I start walking down the wrong one, but turn around after about 30 seconds when I realize the scenery is wrong. This point is at about 5175 feet elevation here.