Guess the spot: Utah Edition

[John Morrow]

Pretty sure I am wrong, can't line it up on GE. But it begs the question: How/why are you up so high on the Navajo?

 

[Kullaberg63]

A northern fork of Fold? It joins main Fold on the left, with main Fold heading to the River towards upper right? If so, is there a route from the River into Fold from the bottom?

The butte is not in a tributary to Fold - @regehr was warmer, not so much in distance but drainage

 

[Kullaberg63]

Pretty sure I am wrong, can't line it up on GE. But it begs the question: How/why are you up so high on the Navajo?

The second pic, from another trip, is near a high point that is part of a known route - starts with 'C'

 

[John Morrow]

The second pic, from another trip, is near a high point that is part of a known route - starts with 'C'

Gotcha, that was a big hint. Haven't confirmed on GE but has to be. I'll let someone else ID it. Three to Five miles E/NE of where I first guessed, I believe. Practically impossible miles!

 

[Pukwudgie]

6361T in Upper Stevens.

 

[Pukwudgie]

A northern fork of Fold? It joins main Fold on the left, with main Fold heading to the River towards upper right? If so, is there a route from the River into Fold from the bottom?

You can walk Fold up from the river. There’s one short sloping dryfall in the middle, above a pothole, that can be done with a partner assist or pack toss (not very hard). I did it top down from the gully by the sandslide some 20 or so years ago. It’s fun bouldery terrain down the bottom there.

 

[Kullaberg63]

6361T in Upper Stevens.

Correct!

 

[Pukwudgie]

Here is another lovely spot

 

[Pukwudgie]

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Here is another lovely spot

Bump

 

[SteveR]

@Pukwudgie My first thought was "somewhere around Phipps Arch" and sure enough, a quick look on GE shows that it is in fact on the "backside" of Phipps.

 

[Rockskipper]

@Pukwudgie My first thought was "somewhere around Phipps Arch" and sure enough, a quick look on GE shows that it is in fact on the "backside" of Phipps.

As a Canuck - said with great affection - you know Utah better than some of us who have lived there for years.

 

[SteveR]

No confirmation from @Pukwudgie, but I'll just go ahead anyway. Where is this?

 

[priz1234]

Is that Haymaker Bench to the east of Highway 12 just north of the Escalante River?

 

[Pukwudgie]

@Pukwudgie My first thought was "somewhere around Phipps Arch" and sure enough, a quick look on GE shows that it is in fact on the "backside" of Phipps.

Yep this is on top of the exit route Allen describes in his Phipps hike up and over couple steep slickrock domes. Pretty fun

 

[SteveR]

Is that Haymaker Bench to the east of Highway 12 just north of the Escalante River?

Yes @priz1234 ! That went quickly. The loop hike up and across the dome and then returning around the bottom is very nice.

 

[priz1234]