Battleship Mountain
14.9 mi2,782 ft
2,717 ft
1,923 ft
Long pre-dawn loop from First Water, climbing Battleship Mountain from Boulder Canyon to its northern bow, then returning by the Red Hills, Needle Canyon, and Parker Pass.
Photos
A few pinpricks in the dark sky
Ghost of a trail through Garden Valley
Cute little Coati in the dark
Dim blue sky over Malapais Mountain
Start of the off-trail hike to Battleship
Looking up along the flank
Dim morning light over the Superstition Ridge
Ocotillo waiting high above
Light filtering down onto Canyon Lake
Long way down to the box of La Barge
Steep rock cliffs around Geronimo Head
Looking across the saddle
Morning light on Black Mesa
First light on Battleship
The steep inner side of the peak
Finally on the bow of Battleship
Down off the tip
Looking west to North Peak
Easier access to Battleship Mountains peak
Green carpet on Hackberry Mesa
Weavers Needle out beyond the ridge
South Peak and Weavers Needle
A rough descent off of Battleship
Brushy trees on Cavalry Trail
Looking back at the listing ship
Thick growth within the hot little canyon
South side of Malapais
A narrow cut up
Stacked cliffs on the steep mountain
An unappealing path up Red Hills
Looking towards Squaw Canyon
On the saddle of Red Hills
Steep cliffs to the west
Yellow Peak and Black Mesa
Tiny waterfalls within Needle Canyon
Surprising claim marker for Finally
Murky pools of water sitting stagnant
Sharp needles above
An easy footpath along Boulder Canyon
Rugged face of Black Top Mesa
Steep end on Black Mesa
Last view back at Malapais
A sharp side of Yellow Peak
A hot view out east
Slow and steady climb up to Parkers Pass
Tall sentinels along the trail
A few cacti along the path
Along the way
Spring 1
- Second Water
Mountain 1
- Battleship Mountain
Saddle 1
- Parker Pass
Trailhead 1
- First Water Trailhead
Junction 7
- Boulder Canyon / Second Water Trail Junction
- Dutchman / Second Water Trail Junction
- Second Water / Black Mesa Trail Junction
- Dutchman / Boulder Canyon Trail Junction
- Black Mesa / Dutchman Trail Junction
- Battleship Mountain use-trail turnoff
- Boulder Canyon / Cavalry Trail Junction