
Lots of ATVs in the area using these fairly decent dirt roads. My car wasn't feeling anymore, so I walked along the road. Ibex Peak visible on the right, Haystack Peak's west peak and main peak on the left.

Approaching the canyon I used to get to Ibex Peak (pictured center).

Headed up the canyon on the northwest of Ibex Peak.

Looking down the canyon just below the ridgeline leading to Ibex Peak. My car is in the center of this photo somewhere.

Ridgeline to Ibex Peak. Don't go to the right like I did at first. Keep to the left, headed directly to the tallest, most sheer section of that headwall.

Just left of the ridgeline on a slope leading to the base of the cliffs below Ibex Peak.

Miraculously, a Class 2+ gully leads to the right from the base of those cliffs.

Looking down the Class 2 gully I came up, the sheer cliff pictured in the next photo.

Photo taken at the same spot as the last, but higher. The wall was too big even for my wide-angle lens. Follow the ridgeline on the right in this photo up the slope to the summit.

Heading up the slope to Ibex Peak summit.

Ibex Peak summit, looking northwest toward the slope I just came up.

Ibex Peak summit, looking toward Haystack Peak. When you get down there, follow the cliff base until about just past the center of this photo, where a nice gully leads to higher ground. The west peak is seen center of this photo, Haystack Peak summit the more obvious peak on the center right.

On the way back down from Ibex Peak, taking a different route to traverse the slopes. This was taken looking back up toward Ibex Peak's massive wall.

Heading cross-country to the Ibex-Haystack saddle.

Ahead is a big butte that separates Ibex and Haystack.

After passing the Ibex-Haystack saddle, Haystack Peak's walls visible ahead. Follow them to the right.

Looking back toward Ibex Peak and the butte separating Ibex and Haystack.

If you see this break in the cliff bands, it's Class 3, but not the easiest way up. I wet this way, but I don't recommend it. Keep walking along the cliffs. The gully will be much more obvious.

Big Class 2 gully leading to the ridgeline.

Looking back down the gully.

Top of the gully.

Top of the gully visible on the left, big cliff on the right. A nice route hugging the cliff face makes this reasonable.

Following the ridgeline to the west peak (seen center).

Looking back along the ridgeline toward Ibex Peak. You can see the Ibex-Haystack saddle on the right as well.

Summit of west peak ahead.

West peak of Haystack Peak looking toward the absurdly scenic knife-edge to the true summit. Note those three humps before the summit? If you are on top of any of them, you've gone the wrong way.

Close-up of the three humps and the true summit.

Approaching the series of Class 3 moves. Definitely don't go to the left. On the right, however, route-find as you ascend and traverse, using great holds on exposed Class 3 stuff.

Just before the first set of moves, looking back toward Haystack Peak's west peak.

Class 3 airy stuff.

Looking back on another Class 3 airy move.

After the traverse, you'll get to an intersection where you either need to continue higher, or go lower. This is the view of the Class 3+ move to get lower to the small notch below. Going up leads to those three humps I mentioned previously. There wasn't a way to the main summit from them, as far as I could tell on my exploratory mission.

After the notch, this is along the mellow slope, looking back toward the notch (right).

Looking northwest toward the last Class 3 section leading to the summit.

Haystack Peak summit, looking south.

Haystack Peak summit, looking west toward Ibex Peak.

On the way back, I got to hang with lots of wildflowers. You can see Haystack Peak and the butte separating Ibex and Haystack in the background.

Last shot of Ibex (right) and Haystack (left).

Throw-in photo of a bunch of cholla cacti barbs accumulated among some rocks.
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