Desert Peaks Section

New Outings have been posted for late march and late April for your consideration 02-10

May 20, 2012, Sunday, Desert Peaks Section, Annual Banquet. 11-29

March 10, 2012, Saturday, Desert Peaks Section, 19th DPS Chili Cookoff 12-12

The Section is recruiting for an editor for the Desert Sage newsletter and
an editor for the compact disk version six of the Section Road & Peak Guide. Expressions
of interest in these positions may be directed to the Section Chair, Bob Wyka.

Outing of the Month - Turtle Mountains Wilderness California

Outing of the Month - Sweetwater Mountains California - Nevada

Pahrump Point, California, a Section listed peak.

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Last light on Pahrump Point (5,740') from the camp in the Chicago Valley. The peak is located northeast of Shoshone, CA off of State Route 178, east of Death Valley National Park and just west of the Nevada state line. Pahrump Point is located in the Nopah Range Wilderness Area administered by the Bureau of Land Management. Detailed information on climbing this peak is contained in the Desert Peaks Section Road and Peak Guide. The photograph was taken by Section member Ron Bartell on a Desert Peaks Section trip with Leaders Daryn Dodge and Kathy Rich in December 2010.