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The next marked point on my hike today will be McCullough Mountains unnamed peak 6425, the high point just ahead

1940-mccullough-mountains.jpg I almost missed these claret-cup cacti flowers under an old juniper while walking pastThumbnailsOn the way up to Peak 6425 in the McCullough Mountains are a few rock pilesI almost missed these claret-cup cacti flowers under an old juniper while walking pastThumbnailsOn the way up to Peak 6425 in the McCullough Mountains are a few rock pilesI almost missed these claret-cup cacti flowers under an old juniper while walking pastThumbnailsOn the way up to Peak 6425 in the McCullough Mountains are a few rock pilesI almost missed these claret-cup cacti flowers under an old juniper while walking pastThumbnailsOn the way up to Peak 6425 in the McCullough Mountains are a few rock pilesI almost missed these claret-cup cacti flowers under an old juniper while walking pastThumbnailsOn the way up to Peak 6425 in the McCullough Mountains are a few rock piles

I'm at about 6375 feet elevation now, and will drop down 50 feet just ahead. After that, it's only a climb of another 100 feet or so, vertically.