
Sugarloaf Trailhead. Capitol Butte seen left, Witches Mountain center.

Junction with the Thunder Mountain Trail. I headed north on a social trail.

Very good social trail.

Keyhole Cave and Witches Mountain ahead.

View back

Easy to follow social trail to Keyhole Cave.

Approaching Keyhole Cave, view back.

Keyhole Cave.

Easiest scramble to gain the ledge within Keyhole Cave is on the right.

View from within Keyhole Cave.

Just below Keyhole Cave, a shot toward my gully ascent to gain Witches Mountain's ridge.

Brushy at times, but easiest near the cliff base.

View back down as I work up the gully.

The gully narrows.

Some Class 2+.

Top of the gully, view back down.

Starting up the ridge.

View back down.

Witches Mountain ahead.

Approaching a short Class 3 move.

Class 3.

Witches Mountain.

Some slabs to scurry over.

A headwall. I wrapped left.

Class 2+ crack.

Above the crack, just below, view toward Capitol Butte.

Onward to Witches Mountain.

Class 2 from here to the summit.

View back along the ridge.

Witches Mountain summit, view north.

Witches Mountain summit, view west.

Close-up at some unnamed bumps at the foot of Capitol Butte.
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