Story behind images at Nevada High Points #89 – Calico Mountains – Trail Option
![Smoke subdued evening of the sagebrush hills of the Little High Rock Wilderness, Great Basin Desert, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/9667c339-d82f-44f4-8b0a-a34ef4253fd4_rw_3840.jpg?h=4747832990d700e8407cfa1f3c959aff)
Smoke subdued evening of the sagebrush hills of the Little High Rock Wilderness, Great Basin Desert, USA
![Aerial view of Donnelly above our camp at Silent Snake Spring, Great Basin Desert, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/6eb6ebf8-5a55-4d9c-bce6-6fa52e5518f7_rw_1920.jpg?h=08f38457578195af5bf2dd154c50b0fa)
Aerial view of Donnelly above our camp at Silent Snake Spring, Great Basin Desert, USA
![First light as we leave for the climb to Donnelly Peak, Great Basin Desert, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/9945f654-390f-47c1-b36d-ebbbae4ed42f_rw_1920.jpg?h=03682ffbef5bbbd9e68015774cbf607c)
First light as we leave for the climb to Donnelly Peak, Great Basin Desert, USA
![Volcanic rocks at the margins of the Cottonwood and High Rock calderas, Great Basin Desert, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/d12ead9a-bc9e-4821-8038-3afed72a252c_rw_3840.jpg?h=d535cfc33a28f8a7cd0f6a4ba3f9e2d3)
Volcanic rocks at the margins of the Cottonwood and High Rock calderas, Great Basin Desert, USA
![Geomorphic features on the western slope of Donnelly Peak, Great Basin Desert, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/1aa8dc45-a92e-4ecb-b429-7dd4ba6009c7_rw_1920.jpg?h=ef18826b9cd47b14836850d9bad21f07)
Geomorphic features on the western slope of Donnelly Peak, Great Basin Desert, USA
![The northern view on the northwestern slopes of Donnelly Peak, Great Basin Desert, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/d473b8bc-4319-46d7-a19f-42005f1b0b35_rw_1920.jpg?h=d5896e67f1dd84f47be20311c889ba91)
The northern view on the northwestern slopes of Donnelly Peak, Great Basin Desert, USA
![A rock strewn approach under cloudless morning skies, Donnelly Peak, Great Basin Desert, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/3f4cfdbd-d146-46f0-ba1f-bc2b1cf63400_rw_1920.jpg?h=54ab937c728b2fee832f9391cec82598)
A rock strewn approach under cloudless morning skies, Donnelly Peak, Great Basin Desert, USA
![Darren waits on a small rimrock plateau in the northern Calico Mountains, Great Basin Desert, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/857d0a3e-74bd-42ff-8276-1a81df3066e1_rw_1920.jpg?h=eebd4f7d61dc6473fd39f20b32cea435)
Darren waits on a small rimrock plateau in the northern Calico Mountains, Great Basin Desert, USA
![An unedited benchmark showing the peak designation in 1940 - Division.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/ff1b05d7-dbb7-42ad-ba71-06d3f079382d_rw_1920.jpg?h=8dfff7aa6c283cbc0d256028768b2d7c)
An unedited benchmark showing the peak designation in 1940 - Division.
![The guiding stones on Donnelly Peak, Nevada, Great Basin Desert, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/08d28f9f-d938-43e9-9e2f-6b11bf4ef9e6_rw_1920.jpg?h=ac091180fe918ddb6dedcff5e90cc702)
The guiding stones on Donnelly Peak, Nevada, Great Basin Desert, USA
![Summit register #89](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/9dd0e925-5d63-4163-9b32-390f2efdbf1b_rw_1200.jpg?h=2ffe3cf2ec46f15c82bd5047f2348562)
Summit register #89
![A distant view of the Granite Range and the playa of the Black Rock Desert, Great Basin Desert, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/44d13d3a-ed19-4f26-89d6-40090202243a_rw_1920.jpg?h=99a2133432152df48df18549ad230765)