Malapai Hill - 4.25.2015
A photo of our GPS track of our hike to Malapai Hill in Joshua Tree National Park... 1.7 miles roundtrip, gaining 600 feet of elevation.
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Malapai Hill is less than a mile of hiking from the Geology Tour Road. If you decide to drive all or part of the road, be sure to pick up a free brochure about it when you enter the park.
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From the north we drove 5 miles south on the Geology Tour Road and parked just off of the road at what looked like an unsigned trailhead. The true summit is on the right (north).
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Beavertail Cactus.
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Nearing the Malapai Hill summit... the terrain isn't very steep... but it is very rocky.
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From the summit (4280+) I am looking north at Lost Horse Mountain (left) and Ryan Mountain.
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A pano shot of Lost Horse Mountain and Ryan Mountain.
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I was the first person to visit the summit in 2 months.
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From the summit I am looking across Pleasant Valley to the Hexie Mountains.
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A selfie from the false summit of Malapai Hill... with the true summit on the right.
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