Guess the spot

[Michael]

A smile in the middle of nowhere.
Could be in the range of East Hanksville to Bullfrog, hmm.

BTW Art, superb catch.

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[Artemus]

Thanks MIchael! No, you are too far east. I recognize this is a hard one. It is just a cool feature.
FIrst hint... trailhead is off the Hole in the Rock Road.

 

[Michael]

Phew! There, where dozens of THs are.
...need a break.

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[Artemus]

OK, I concede that one is obscure. I could go on and on with shapes and figures in canyon walls.. The Happy Face is in 40 mile Canyon or it's tributary Carcass Gulch (can't remember which on the backpack) all off the HITR road in the Monument.

But I have to keep it somewhat obscure to make it challenging for our resident-red-rock-expert, @Michael the Alien.
This is really not that obscure and I would be upset if @slc_dan, @NateGeesaman or @lostlandscapes didn't quickly pattern recognition this one.

 

[Artemus]

HInts. I am looking for the name of the riverbend ridge. It is a USGS named feature. Too many hints?

 

[Nick]

Sawtooth Ridge!

 

[slc_dan]

shucks. missed it again.

I love this thread though, keep it up!

 

[Artemus]

Sawtooth Ridge!

Score!
- the Dirty Devil river drainage just south of the Angel Trail.

 

[Nick]

Next up...

 

[Yellowstone 1]

Kinda looks like the first part of the Subway trail?

 

[Nick]

Kinda looks like the first part of the Subway trail?

Nope. Very, very far away from there.

But now that you mention it - it kind of does!

 

[Howells Outdoors]

Nope. Very, very far away from there.

But now that you mention it - it kind of does!

I really thought it was too...and I have no clue where it is...just wanted to agree.

 

[Nick]

I'll say this much. This trail leads to a place that is similarly popular and world renowned as the subway.

 

[Aldaron]

I'll say this much. This trail leads to a place that is similarly popular and world renowned as the subway.

Should I guess Big Sandy?

 

[Nick]

If you did, you'd probably be right.

 

[Aldaron]

Alright, I'll go with Big Sandy, then.

 

[Aldaron]

I thought it looked like Big Sandy, but I couldn't place the mountain...but your hints made me think it probably was whether I could figure out which mountain that was or not.

 

[Aldaron]

I don't think I've used this one before.

 

[Artemus]

McCoy Park with Burro Peak and Thompson Peak lording over all. North side, eastern Uintas.

 

[Aldaron]

Right you are, sir!