Story behind the images at Nevada High Points #98 – Gold Mountain – Trail Option
![Bonnie Claire Flat. Southern slopes of Gold Mountain, Mojave Desert, NV, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/59a8599e-5779-45a9-84ae-1744c4da0463_rw_1920.jpg?h=37b23435a13014e24276270d11fcf00f)
Bonnie Claire Flat. Southern slopes of Gold Mountain, Mojave Desert, NV, USA
![A Joshua. Westward from slopes of Gold Mountain, Mojave Desert, NV, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/21937c65-0334-4cdb-9738-b8e1601887dd_rw_1920.jpg?h=1dc19e88fed8cf9b38e817654c874ad1)
A Joshua. Westward from slopes of Gold Mountain, Mojave Desert, NV, USA
![Snow remains. North slopes hold fading winter moisure, Mojave Desert, NV, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/ec003786-41da-403e-b8f4-c3e814c5a9a2_rw_1920.jpg?h=7e122bd62dee6b85dc92d70754423d15)
Snow remains. North slopes hold fading winter moisure, Mojave Desert, NV, USA
![Alluvial island. An inselberg sits above the alluvial fans of Bonnie Claire Flat, Mojave Desert, NV, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/04a25735-8007-4743-917d-1d64a9bae110_rw_1920.jpg?h=849baeff6fdb4e7aad40f3102d97d662)
Alluvial island. An inselberg sits above the alluvial fans of Bonnie Claire Flat, Mojave Desert, NV, USA
![Gold summit ridge. Pinyon woodland near the summit of Gold Mountain, Mojave Desert, NV, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/e58992ac-e338-4fe5-b54d-38af261137a7_rw_1920.jpg?h=fd3fb0bf800f273836b90b36c7014381)
Gold summit ridge. Pinyon woodland near the summit of Gold Mountain, Mojave Desert, NV, USA
![Summit time. The brothers at the summit cairn of Gold Mountain, Mojave Desert, NV, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/5898a26c-ed75-4bc4-9575-8db4a65bf71a_rw_1920.jpg?h=8778873cbafc2cc3a6112467599e16fe)
Summit time. The brothers at the summit cairn of Gold Mountain, Mojave Desert, NV, USA
![Bonnie Claire distance. Southeast toward Obsidian Butte, Mojave Desert, NV, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/c13ad4e9-fcd0-452c-81bb-e0ed72bdc872_rw_1200.jpg?h=64353b65f25ad242cb82c9db463c617a)
Bonnie Claire distance. Southeast toward Obsidian Butte, Mojave Desert, NV, USA
![Gold Mountain. The summit rises above joshua tree canyons, Gold Mountain, Mojave Desert, NV, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/1a2ad77e-d1e8-4579-bfc0-56da4d92949c_rw_1920.jpg?h=f50d8fa15b26ac7a7b451c85461ef821)