Guess the spot: Utah Edition

[Jackson]

got it.

This is an under-loved trail that I figure needs a bit more attention -- the upper third or so (counting Porter Pass as the end of the trail) is getting a bit overgrown! I was just there yesterday and didn't see anyone else there, even on the considerably-more-popular bottom mile to the overlook

I was going to say- sure doesn't look like there's any trail in the photo! Let me rummage up a photo. Coming up with new Utah Guess the Spot content is getting harder since I haven't lived there for a bit!

 

[Jackson]

 

[regehr]

is SR-9 in the photo? I mean, hidden somewhere?

 

[Jackson]

is SR-9 in the photo? I mean, hidden somewhere?

Not quite! It's within probably 8 (straight line) miles of where I took the photo though.

 

[zionsky]

You're just below the eastern shoulder of south guardian, which is still on my to do list.

 

[Jackson]

You're just below the eastern shoulder of south guardian, which is still on my to do list.

Got it!

 

[Bob]

I was going to say- sure doesn't look like there's any trail in the photo! Let me rummage up a photo. Coming up with new Utah Guess the Spot content is getting harder since I haven't lived there for a bit!

That there is a good trail........ !!!

 

[zionsky]

 

[priz1234]

Looking at Lost Peak and the triplets from the south

 

[zionsky]

Looking at Lost Peak and the triplets from the south

Yep! Take it away @priz1234

 

[priz1234]

 

[regehr]

gonna randomly throw out: Boulder Top?

 

[priz1234]

gonna randomly throw out: Boulder Top?

Yep! It is from Bluebell Knoll on Boulder Top.

 

[regehr]

ok... what am I looking at here, or else where am I looking from?

 

[Jackson]

Teasdale area with Boulder Mountain in the background?

 

[regehr]

yep, figured this one would go quick

 

[Jackson]

yep, figured this one would go quick

Definitely has me wondering where you're standing still! Looks a little higher/more precipitous than most of the bluffs around there that aren't north of Torrey.

 

[Jackson]

 

[regehr]

Definitely has me wondering where you're standing still! Looks a little higher/more precipitous than most of the bluffs around there that aren't north of Torrey.

I think the area is called the Velvet Ridge. It's an easy drive to get there from Torrey starting on the Sand Creek road and mostly taking left turns, then I parked and walked south to a nice overlook. It's a cool area and nobody else was up there on (iirc) the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, but it's pretty seriously cross-crossed with ATV trails up there, and definitely gets plenty of visitation, given how close it is to Torrey

 

[regehr]

hmm... the cliff line in the background seems key. the light layer near the top maybe rules out the Straight Cliffs? the light layer + some possible moenkopi/entrada in the foreground makes it feel like the Hanksville area but that's all I've got