Desert Summits : A Climbing & Hiking Guide to California and Southern Nevada - Softcover

Andy Zdon

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9781893343023: Desert Summits : A Climbing & Hiking Guide to California and Southern Nevada
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1893343022 ISBN 13: 9781893343023
Publisher: Spotted Dog Pr Inc, 2006

Synopsis

Desert Summits covers Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks, Mojave National Preserve, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Red Rock National Conservation Area, Lake Mead and Spring Mountains National Recreation Areas, Desert National Wildlife Refuge, the White-Inyo Range, and the peaks surrounding Las Vegas, Nevada including:

The Excelsior Mountains, Gold Butte area, Sweetwater Mountains, Bodie Hills, Mormon Mountains, Eldorado Mountains, Sliver Peak Range, Cady Mountains, and Providence Mountains.

Obscure mountains include: Sleeping Beauty Mountain, Coffin Peak, Scattered Bone Peak, Saline Peak, Last Chance Mountain, Devil Peak, Corkscrew, Gold Butte, Muddy Mountains, Hamblin Mountain, Frenchman Mountain, Van Winkle Mountain (Providence), Tortoise Shell Mountain (Woods Mountains), and Old Woman Mountain.

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About the Author

Author and professional geologist, Andy Zdon, a graduate of Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, provides interesting anecdotes about the geology, history, and natural history of these desert mountains. Andy Zdon currently lives and works in the Owens Valley on the east side of the Sierra Nevada.

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Publisher
Spotted Dog Pr Inc
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1893343022
ISBN 13 
9781893343023
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
416
Rating
  • 4.17 out of 5 stars
    6 ratings by Goodreads