Guess the spot: Utah Edition

I'll just add that the picture it taken within a couple miles of the San Rafael River.
 
regehr said:
I'll just add that the picture it taken within a couple miles of the San Rafael River.
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USGS Topo shows the buttress and deep gap as the end of a long point at the mouth of Spring Canyon; and places the arch high above the Nates Canyon on the next point south about 1/3 mile downstream of the Nates/Spring junction. Must be it. The high rim in the background is the crest of the Reef.
 
John Morrow said:
USGS Topo shows the buttress and deep gap as the end of a long point at the mouth of Spring Canyon; and places the arch high above the Nates Canyon on the next point south about 1/3 mile downstream of the Nates/Spring junction. Must be it. The high rim in the background is the crest of the Reef.
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Plus, that's Delicate Arch (the San Rafael Swell version) in the background :)
 
John Morrow said:
USGS Topo shows the buttress and deep gap as the end of a long point at the mouth of Spring Canyon; and places the arch high above the Nates Canyon on the next point south about 1/3 mile downstream of the Nates/Spring junction. Must be it. The high rim in the background is the crest of the Reef.
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You are up!
 
This may be tough. In this picture there are two canyons below me. On directly below and one over to the left. The two canyons meet just behind the butte at far left. What are the names of these two canyons? The rim from which the photo is taken is in a trailless area. I took this pick 10 years ago to the day tomorrow 4/15. So wish I were there now.

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Jackson said:
If it makes you feel any better, I've been down those canyons before and wouldn't have been able to guess that one.
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it was a lucky break-- Boulder Mountain is pretty distinctive then I flew around in google earth and by chance landed right near that intersection.

@John Morrow is it easy to get up there? I've often looked longingly at this area north / east of Spring Canyon but haven't yet made a serious attempt to visit it
 
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regehr said:
it was a lucky break-- Boulder Mountain is pretty distinctive then I flew around in google earth and by chance landed right near that intersection.

@John Morrow is it easy to get up there? I've often looked longingly at this area east of Spring Canyon but haven't yet made a serious attempt to visit it
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Funny, I was gonna ask you if you knew of one farther up Spring Canyon. Supposedly there is an exit toward the Water Canyon System. I can map you my exit, it's hidden and fun. Class 2/3. Before the spring.
I, at the time, thought I wouldn't hesitate to go back up/down it with a multiday pack. But that was 10 years ago.
 
John Morrow said:
Funny, I was gonna ask you if you knew of one farther up Spring Canyon. Supposedly there is an exit toward the Water Canyon System. I can map you my exit, it's hidden and fun. Class 2/3. Before the spring.
I, at the time, thought I wouldn't hesitate to go back up/down it with a multiday pack. But that was 10 years ago.
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Not to hijack the thread but has anyone been into the Waterpocket fold area further up (like access from near the Cathedral Valley campground back to the ford crossing of the Fremont River)?
 
regehr said:
ack that was fast!! you are up
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I wasn't even 100% confident about that guess, but that general area was my first impression when I saw the photo, and Whitmore was the first arch I noticed on the topo and it looked close enough in the sat view.

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Reef&Ruins said:
Not to hijack the thread but has anyone been into the Waterpocket fold area further up (like access from near the Cathedral Valley campground back to the ford crossing of the Fremont River)?
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no but I've spent a lot of time scoping out routes in that area using google earth!
 
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