High Sierra Topix

Went up the Baxter Pass trail to climb Black Mountain and Diamond Peak. Snow started in earnest at 10,200' on the northern aspects and nothing on the southern aspects. The snow up to Black was in good shape and there is zero snow going up to Diamond.

The burnt out part of the trail


Diamond Massif from 8,500'


From our camp area at 10,700'


Alpine Glow


Black/Diamond Bowl


Heading up towards Black




Looking over at Diamond, very dry


Looking west from a notch along the Black ridge


Looking southwest at Glen Pass and Mt. Brewer area peaks


Looking north at a whole lot of dry southerly facing peaks


Heading up the chute to Diamond Peak. 12,000' and dry


Mt. Cotter and Mt. Clarence King


Rest of the photos are here: http://calicokat.smugmug.com/Hiking/Sie ... &k=bSWFQFJ

Thanks for the photos and trip report. I was thinking of heading up this way soon, so this is very helpful. Guess we'll see what this latest weather brings, though