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From West. The first two of these small summits are located in the Monitor Range. Besides the far views, a small missile, held up by supports into a kind of sign attracts attention. It is easy to miss in a vehicle moving at highway speed. The curious structore by the side of the road marks the entrance to a missile test range. For me this brought back memories of my first job after college, as an engineer working for Raytheon, maker of all kinds of missiles, and also the prime users of this range. Not that I have been here before, but coworkers at the time have. Wide open scenery like this seems to invite to let thoughts flow freely, weather dreaming or reminiscing about long forgotten times like now. But back to the present: personally I would rather pass the site on a bicycle than test fire missiles.

I find the views to the south awe inspiring. The range ends in a few outcrops, before the eyes enter the vast noman's land of Cactus Flats. This land is part of the Nellis airforce base. The summit is signed and labeled with elevation.

From East. (described downwards). A short decent leads to an attractive rest area, located almost at the low point between this summit and the next one to the east. It's a good camping or parking base for exploring the area.