
Chinle Trailhead.

Along the Chinle Trail, UT-9 visible below on the right.

Mount Kinesava ahead. The true high point is barely poking out behind the red cliffs in the center.

Along the Chinle Trail, the trail heads left. Leave the trail and enter the wash on the right instead. (Excuse the different lighting, taken on the way back)

Within the wash, crossing into Zion National Park's boundary.

A cairn marked the best spot to leave the wash and start heading up the slope you can see in the center.

First slope ascent, Mount Kinesava visible center.

View back down the slope. The residences the Chinle Trail headed through visible top right.

At the top of the first slope, a short flat section with views toward Zion.

The social trail heads along a low ridge, passing a telephone pole (not pictured).

Starting up the second slope, this one steeper.

Toward the top of the steeper slope after some awful sandy nonsense.

A flat section where the trail becomes hard to follow. Mount Kinesava visible top center. We headed generally toward the peak and were able to stick to some semblance of an animal/social trail.

The flat section began to incline and led to a minor ridge, which we're standing on here.

Close-up toward the route to come. This involves making our way to the thin line of trees in the center of this photo at the base of the cliff and then continuing to follow the cliff base as it ascends to the right.

Mostly able to follow social trails, we made our way up the steep slope to the line of trees previously mentioned and visible in the center of this photo.

At the base of the cliffs, where a social trail led us in an ascending traverse.

Class 2/3 stuff at the cliff base.

Matt coming up the Class 2/3 stuff.

Class 4 move.

Continuing along the social trail at the cliff base. For the most part, the trail kept just next to the cliffs, sometimes wandering a few dozen feet away from it.


Approaching the somewhat exposed ledge. You can see the rest of the Class 3/4 scrambling to come, center.

Matt descending a short Class 3 move to reach the exposed ledge.

Matt on the exposed ledge. It's easy walking, but there's a noteworthy drop.

Past the exposed ledge, the final Class 4 move.

Some Class 3 past the Class 4 move.

Continuing along the base of the cliffs.

Class 2/3.

Matt coming up a final sandy, awful slope as we near the top of the red cliffs. To my right out of frame is a Class 3 crack. You likely can't miss the crack because behind me is a drop-off.

A Class 3 minor crack that leads to the top of the red cliffs.

A flat section after coming over the cliffs' rim, the true summit of Mount Kinesava visible ahead.

View back toward the cliff rim where we ascended from, center. We began heading up the white dome-like summit.

Class 2/3 slab stuff.

Another shot back into the flat section. Springdale visible far below.

Class 2/3 slab stuff.

Matt coming up a Class 3 section.

Final Class 3 to the summit.

Mount Kinesava summit, view west.

Mount Kinesava summit, view northeast toward The West Temple.

Mount Kinesava summit, view into Springdale.

Back at the base of Mount Kinesava, we wrapped around to the west to find the petroglyphs.

Petroglyphs located left of center on the cleaved-looking wall amongst the brush.

Petroglyphs.
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