Desert Summits: A Climbing & Hiking Guide to California and Southern Nevada
- ISBN-10
- 1893343022
- ISBN-13
- 9781893343023
- Category
- Travel / Reference
- Pages
- 416
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Spotted Dog Press
- Author
- Andy Zdon
Description
The definitive guide to more than 300 of the most remote and diverse desert mountains in Anza-Borrego, Death Valley, Red Rock, Spring Mountains, Toiyabe Forest, and more! Complete with tips, directions, descriptions, 18 maps, and over 130 photos.
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