Just beyond the trees and 4,000 feet below, the small town of Hot Springs is just 5 miles away. (This photo is for Geri.)
Beyond the town, and another 40 miles away, the majestic Mission Mountains.
A few more degrees to the south and just below the peak, Baldy Lake.
Photographed June 26, 2007 from the summit of 7,464 ft Mount Baldy in the Cabinet Mountains of Western Montana. From within the Baldy Mountains roadless area.