On Monday, April 21, I climbed Perilla Benchmark and South Perilla High Point, both peaks in the Southern Perilla Mountains east of Douglas, Arizona. These peaks lie a short distance north of the USA/Mexico border wall. The South Perilla High Point caught my interest because it has 1286 feet of topographic prominence. On the way to it I also climbed over Perilla Benchmark.
That morning I drove from Tucson to Douglas. From Douglas I drove east on the Geronimo Trail. After a few miles I turned north on a primitive road and drove in towards the South Perilla Mountains. I decided to park before reaching the end of the road and hiked the rest of the road to a draw with a sandy wash at its bottom.
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