Potosi Mountain – FisherDad

This angle of Potosi Mountain is difficult to decipher, but I believe Potosi Mountain is the peak in the background on the far left of this craggy range. It is about 1 mile farther back than the rounded ridge in the foreground. At 8,514 feet, it is the tallest peak in the extreme southern portion of the Spring Mountains.

The Spring Mountain Range is God’s gift to those living in and around the Las Vegas and Pahrump valleys. As a young man, it wasn’t until my college years at UNLV that I began to explore everything they offered. While hunting and fishing with my brother Neal during my high school years, he introduced me to topographic maps, and they in turn revealed the secrets of the Spring Mountains. My discovery of its eight creeks and 100-plus springs provided many hiking “targets” that challenged my map and compass skills. Kevin McGoohan and I spent countless weekends enjoying all the range offered up.

The post-climb descent from Yosemite’s Munginella, circa 1982 (note Lost Arrow Spire to right in background).

My acquaintance with Bill Bergan began when I was a young staff accountant working for a local Nevada certified public accounting (CPA) firm. Bill had recently moved back to Las Vegas to manage the audit practice of the firm I was working part-time for while attending the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. I was assigned to perform “grunt work” for Bill on an audit engagement, and we quickly became good friends upon discovering we shared certain skills in sarcasm. Bill is nine years my senior, so that made him about 29 when I met him. As a practical reality of our age difference, our relationship began as mentor-protege. We obviously shared a career interest, but it turned out we shared adventuresome spirits and love of the outdoors.

Category: Potosi Mountain

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