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| Mt. Perry as seen from Salt Creek area of Manly Lake |
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| Indian Paintbrush on Ridge above Badwater Basin |
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| Trail to Mt. Perry |
On the second day of the Death Valley NP excursion, the strenuous hike to Mt. Perry was coordinated by Jerry T. While Laszlo and Anne sent the photos, Jerry wrote a narrative and Mike OC and Brian D. were quoted below.
As twelve hikers approached the trailhead parking lot in our vehicles we
could see the spectacular views of Death Valley. I don’t know why they
call it Dante’s view, probably because of Dante’s Inferno? Anyway, the
views were more sublime than hellish. The hike follows the ridgeline
north from Dante’s View parking lot towards a somewhat ordinary peak,
Mount Perry. It doesn’t really have very much prominence but the
rewards for this hike are more than bagging the peak.
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| Ridge Trail to Mt. Perry |
We started out and very soon came upon the photo op crag. Of course we
stopped for a group photo with Death Valley and Telescope Peak in the
background.
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| Mt. Perry from Trail |
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| Scrambling to Peak |
We continued on and the coordinator pointed out the views of the Spring
Mountains to the east and the Panamint Range to the west. Views of the
Funeral Mountains were also tremendous and Pyramid Peak was very
prominent. We went up and down over many hills and saddles following
the well defined trail. We lost the trail only one time at the same
spot the coordinator lost it five years ago! Well, we soon found the
trail again and continued on. All of the hikers in the group were very strong and the rest stops were
short. We only paused for ten minutes at the summit, enough time to
sign the log book, and eat a snack.
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| Summit Photo - Mt. Perry - 2016 |
Brian adds,
The hike had as much elevation gain going to the peak as it had on the return to the trailhead!
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| Scrambling Down |
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| Badwater Basin from Ridge |
We finished the hike in less than 5 hours. It had taken me 6 hours five
years ago. We reached the parking lot and found it overflowing. It
was a beautiful day for this hike. The temperature was perfect and few
clouds. ~ Jerry
How
often might one visit a national park in California—on a Saturday, and
not see another soul on the trail? Such was the case on our undulating
trek to Mt. Perry. The summit register went back to 1993 and averaged
five or six sign-ins per year. And what a panorama! Along the route, we
had magnificent views of Death Valley, including Telescope Peak to the
west and Mt. Charleston to the east. Amazing. It was a keeper. ~ MOC
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| Distant Views from Trail |
9 miles; 2600 feet elevation gain; 5 hours
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| An Alluvial Fan Below |
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