Guess the spot: Utah Edition

sure looks like the Green Yampa in Dinosaur NM. perhaps from Split Mountain?
 
Hi all,
I just looked at the aerial photo of Box Elder. Could anyone tell me about those obvious giant terraces that look too unnatural to be anything but purposely dug into the hillsides?
There's a nice looking trail traverse circumnavigation around it.
 
John Morrow said:
Hi all,
I just looked at the aerial photo of Box Elder. Could anyone tell me about those obvious giant terraces that look too unnatural to be anything but purposely dug into the hillsides?
There's a nice looking trail traverse circumnavigation around it.
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John I don't know the specific history of these terraces but a number of peaks in the southern Wasatch Range were terraced during the CCC days, I believe as an erosion mitigation. I've never heard if this was an actually useful thing to do, or just make-work.
 
The water should be a dead giveaway about the general location, but what is the name of the canyon that snakes off into the distance in the left part of the photo.
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In case it helps, here's a cropped, better resolution version.
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Whelp, just wasted an hour of my life on GE to no success. But I have a question....with the record low water levels, has anyone turned the point of Moqui and North Gulch on foot? Could make for a fun looking loop backpack.
 
I feel like the defining landmark that would give this away is just to the right off the edge of the photo...
It does not really line up in my head, but I will throw a guess to keep it going:

Cottonwood Canyon?
 
Ugly said:
I feel like the defining landmark that would give this away is just to the right off the edge of the photo...
It does not really line up in my head, but I will throw a guess to keep it going:

Cottonwood Canyon?
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Yes, that's correct.

I was wondering if anyone would notice that sliver of Navajo Mountain hiding behind the rocks.
This was taken from a short hike up the rocks to the left (looking toward the lake) of the Hole in the Rock crevice.

I'm looking forward to a new @Ugly picture. :)
 
XID_AZ said:
Yes, that's correct.

I was wondering if anyone would notice that sliver of Navajo Mountain hiding behind the rocks.
This was taken from a short hike up the rocks to the left (looking toward the lake) of the Hole in the Rock crevice.

I'm looking forward to a new @Ugly picture. :)
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I have stood right there then... It was the only one that seemed to match, but water levels threw me off into just a guess.
 
Ahh Buffalo Mountain makes more sense given the perspective. I was having trouble lining it up exactly off of Squaw Peak.
 
What if I can, but might not be online most of the weekend?
You look a Little Wet, as opposed to Desolate... but I might be slightly off if the peak is named only by elevation.

That is a pleasant area for snowshoeing. I have spent many snowshoes near/along those ridges.
 
If I am right, I have a desert one I can post up here....
 
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