![Jumbo Springs Wilderness Area](p-rl/S120_05622a.jpg)
Jumbo Springs Peaklet (view N towards Jumbo Peak) |
![white outcrop](p-rl/iPod_00543a.jpg)
Jumbo Springs Peaklet (broad view NE towards quartz outcrop) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness Area](p-rl/iPod_00543b.jpg)
White quartz outcrop (zoom view NE from Jumbo Springs Peaklet) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness Area](p-rl/S120_05623a.jpg)
Jumbo Springs Peaklet (view SE towards Peak 1320) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness Area](p-rl/S120_05624a.jpg)
Jumbo Springs Peaklet (view SW across the wilderness area) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness Area](p-rl/S120_05626a.jpg)
Ridgeline past JS Peaklet (view SE towards rock spire) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness Area](p-rl/S120_05628a.jpg)
Approaching rock spire (view SE) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness Area](p-rl/S120_05629a.jpg)
Rock spire (view SE along rocky ridgeline) |
Approaching Jumbo Springs Viewpoint (Wpt. 04; view SE) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness Area](p-rl/S120_05633a.jpg)
Jumbo Springs Viewpoint (view ESE; slopes are in wilderness) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness Area](p-rl/S120_05634a.jpg)
Jumbo Springs Viewpoint (view S; slopes are in wilderness) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness Area](p-rl/S120_05639a.jpg)
Jumbo Springs Viewpoint (view E towards Peak 1320) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness Area](p-rl/S120_05637a.jpg)
Continuing out the ridge (view NE) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/D5300_05063a.jpg)
Black-throated Sparrow on Mojave Yucca |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness Area](p-rl/S120_05642a.jpg)
Route runs down the ridgeline (view NE) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05643a.jpg)
Chalk Dudleya |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05644a.jpg)
Lots of Blue-diamond Cholla along the ridge |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05645a.jpg)
Gentle ridgeline (view NE) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05646a.jpg)
Route drops through deep saddle on the ridgeline (view NE) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05647a.jpg)
Crossing the saddle (Wpt. 05), route continues along ridge (view E) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05648a.jpg)
Beyond the saddle, the ridgeline is fairly steep (view SE) ... |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05649a.jpg)
... but the crest is gentle, if a bit rocky (view SE) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05650a.jpg)
The steep slope is in the wilderness area (view SE) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05651a.jpg)
Lots of false summits along the rocky ridge (view SE) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05652a.jpg)
Another false summit along the rocky ridge (view SE) |
Approaching highpoint (Wpt. 06) along this part of ridge (view SE) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05654a.jpg)
Mojave Yucca stands as a sentinel guarding wilderness slopes |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05655a.jpg)
Route drops through shallow saddle before true summit (view SE) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05656a.jpg)
Crossing the shallow saddle (view ESE) |
Route continues up the ridgeline (view E) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05658a.jpg)
Route continues along the ridgeline (view E) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05661a.jpg)
Route continues along the ridgeline (view E) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05664a.jpg)
True summit finally comes into view (view E) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05665a.jpg)
Veins of white quartz and sparkly mica (view E) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05666a.jpg)
Approaching Peak 1320 (view SE) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05667a.jpg)
Peak 1320 (view S towards Lake Mead) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05668a.jpg)
Peak 1320 (view SW; slope in wilderness) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05669a.jpg)
Peak 1320 (view SW back along the route; slope in wilderness) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05670a.jpg)
Peak 1320 (view NE towards Jumbo Peak) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05674a.jpg)
Peak 1320 (view E towards Grand Wash Cliffs; slope in wilderness) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05672a.jpg)
Peak 1320 (view SE; slope in wilderness) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05673a.jpg)
Peak 1320 (view SE towards Colorado River Delta) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/D5300_05072a.jpg)
Peak 1320 (view SE; Colorado River exiting Grand Canyon, zoom) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/D5300_05073a.jpg)
Peak 1320 (view SE; end of Colorado River Delta) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/D5300_05076a.jpg)
Peak 1320 (view SW towards Lake Mead and Temple Bar) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/D5300_05077a.jpg)
Peak 1320 (view SW; Temple Bar, zoom) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/D5300_05078a.jpg)
Peak 1320 (view W; Bonelli Peak) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/D5300_05079a.jpg)
Peak 1320 (view W; Bonelli Peak, zoom) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05675a.jpg)
Continuing out the ridge (view NE) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05681a.jpg)
White quartz, Barrel Cactus, and Blue-diamond Cholla |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05683a.jpg)
Mojave Yucca and Blackbrush along the ridgeline (view SE) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05684a.jpg)
Mojave Yucca along the ridgeline (view NE) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/D5300_05065a.jpg)
Cryptic resident: Desert Horned Lizard |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05685a.jpg)
Buckhorn Cholla in flower (view E) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05686a.jpg)
Route continues down the ridgeline (view NE) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05688a.jpg)
Blooming Utah Agave along the ridgeline (view E) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05692a.jpg)
Route along edge of the ridgeline (view NE) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/D5300_05081a.jpg)
Another local resident: Side-blotched Lizard |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05695a.jpg)
Ridgeline begins to curve northwards |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05696a.jpg)
Jumbo Basin (view NE towards white-quartz outcrop) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05697a.jpg)
Approaching Jumbo Springs Overlook (view E) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05701a.jpg)
JS Overlook (view NE; best view of Jumbo Springs Wilderness Area |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/D5300_05090a.jpg)
JS Overlook (view N; Jumbo Springs Wilderness Area; zoom) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/D5300_05091a.jpg)
JS Overlook (view NNE; Jumbo Springs Wilderness Area; zoom) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/D5300_05092a.jpg)
JS Overlook (view NE; Jumbo Springs Wilderness Area; zoom) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/D5300_05093a.jpg)
JS Overlook (view ENE; Jumbo Springs Wilderness Area; zoom) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05702a.jpg)
JS Overlook (view E; Jumbo Springs Wilderness Area; zoom) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05703a.jpg)
Exiting wilderness area (view NW) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05705a.jpg)
Route continues down the ridge (view NW) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05706a.jpg)
Jumbo Basin (view NW towards white-quartz outcrop) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05707a.jpg)
Ridgeline (view E into the wilderness area) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05708a.jpg)
Route continues down rocky ridgeline (view NW) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05709a.jpg)
Large granite outcrop with shade (view NW) |
Ridgeline (view N off the side of the ridge) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05712a.jpg)
Ridgeline is flattening out into Jumbo Basin (view NW) |
Route runs across Jumbo Basin (view NW) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05715a.jpg)
Last view into Jumbo Springs Wilderness Area (view NE) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05716a.jpg)
Jumbo Basin (view W) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05717a.jpg)
Natural cairns seem to mark the way across Jumbo Basin (view W) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05720a.jpg)
Natural cairn (art in the park) in Jumbo Basin (view N) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05721a.jpg)
North-south ridgeline (Wpt. 12; view N towards white outcrop) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05723a.jpg)
North-south ridgeline (Wpt. 12; view W towards trailhead) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05724a.jpg)
Route runs down ridge into wash, then over ridge past outcrop |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05725a.jpg)
Route runs down wash, then over ridge past outcrop |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05727a.jpg)
On ridge past rock outcrop (view W to trailhead) |
![Jumbo Springs Wilderness](p-rl/S120_05592a.jpg)
Returning to the trailhead (view W) |