Guess the spot: Maps Edition

[Artemus]

I'm having a brain cramp trying to recall a road with cul de sac at 11,278 in Utah....

 

[LarryBoy]

I'm having a brain cramp trying to recall a road with cul de sac at 11,278 in Utah....

the brain inside your head can't figure it out?

 

[Artemus]

the brain inside your head can't figure it out?

No, it is all cramped up.
OK, so now you have thrown down the gauntlet....

 

[Artemus]

OK, it is Brian Head Peak.

Now, this is what I like about this game. Once you start doing some research you discover, serendipitously, a bunch of other destinations to explore. Cool. Look what I found - a bunch of new places to explore. The highest paved and dirt roads in Utah and Colorado, albeit a partial listing. I haven't been to some of them.

https://www.deseretnews.com/article/660205171/Enjoy-Utahs-scenic-heights-from-your-car.html

 

[Artemus]

Name the region or general location. The three curly drainages I find fascinating.
HINT: another new place for me inspired by a recent post here at BCP.

 

[Rockskipper]

the brain inside your head can't figure it out?

Great clue, @LarryBoy

The new one's the drainage off Fremont Peak!

 

[Artemus]

Great clue, @LarryBoy

The new one's the drainage off Fremont Peak!

Fremont Peak in the Windies? No, this is a desert place.

 

[Rockskipper]

Fremont Peak in the Windies? No, this is a desert place.

Art, every place ultimately connects to Fremont Peak, you know that.

 

[Artemus]

Art, every place ultimately connects to Fremont Peak, you know that.

I am not sure I grok you but here is a smiley face anyway

 

[Artemus]

First Hint: The thread in question's OP is our beloved SysAdmin.

 

[Rockskipper]

I am not sure I grok you but here is a smiley face anyway

As long as you smile, no need to understand. I was referring to Jeffry Chandler always guessing Fremont Peak in some old Guess the Spot threads.

 

[Rockskipper]

Is this out by Factory Butte?

 

[Ben]

Why are there so many forks?

 

[Rockskipper]

I would guess entrenched meanders.

 

[Artemus]

Is this out by Factory Butte?

It is not. But I could see it being in that badlands.

 

[Artemus]

Why are there so many forks?

I believe it is the nature of that topography and an indication of the huge variability of topography on our planet and all of the thousands of other planets.

Short answer: I have no effing idea.... But it makes me plan to go there. :twothumbs:

 

[Artemus]

Next Hint: Southern Utah

 

[Rockskipper]

Not sure what to call this, but is under 50 Mile Mountain (Straight Cliffs) - maybe it's Rock Creek, but drains into Powell. Here's a screenshot - Google Earth doesn't name it.

 

[Artemus]

View attachment 59386 Not sure what to call this, but is under 50 Mile Mountain (Straight Cliffs) - maybe it's Rock Creek, but drains into Powell. Here's a screenshot - Google Earth doesn't name it.

That's it. And our fearless leader may be out there right now! Luck, @Nick !
https://backcountrypost.com/threads/grand-bench-road.7163/

 

[Rockskipper]

Hope he's having fun (said with a tinge of envy).

ID the drainage going through the center of the map vertically (not the big one at the top, though you'll obviously need to know that, too)

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