Guess the spot

[Ben]

^your first guess was closer : )

Art , haven't you spent some time in Ohio?

 

[Artemus]

^your first guess was closer : )

@Artemus , haven't you spent some time in Ohio?

Born and raised until 17. That is a long time ago. Thing is, with geology, the land changes. A lot. Ocean going creature fossils on top of high peaks and all that. Who knows what happened since then!

 

[Joey]

2 questions:

Is it in California? And is this a picture from a trip you were part of?

 

[Ben]

not in California. Joey , would your intimate knowledge of the places i've been give you an unfair advantage over other guessers? i'll own up though. i took this picture.

 

[Joey]

not in California. Joey , would your intimate knowledge of the places i've been give you an unfair advantage over other guessers? i'll own up though. i took this picture.

Haha, it is an advantage. I'll disqualify myself. But I have no idea where its at. Beautiful picture.

 

[Jackson]

Here's my WAG. The Ruby Mountains?

 

[Ben]

not in nevada

 

[Jackson]

How about Montana? Beartooths?

 

[Ben]

^you've guessed the range

 

[Jackson]

^you've guessed the range

Sweet. Is Granite Peak the prominent peak you mentioned? Is that it center-right?

 

[Bob]

High in back is Granite Peak......MT

 

[Bob]

haha ......we posted almost the same time....

 

[Mike K]

Doesn't look like you failed due to weather. Do tell.....

A number of factors to the failed Gannett attempt. Late start, long and nasty boulder-hopping approach that wiped out our legs, too many miles the previous day, lack of top-notch fitness =), and we didn't plan out the route well enough. One tiny wrong "turn" in our approach lead us to the base a glacier (part of Minor Glacier I think) that was way too steep (and rock hard) for us to safely continue on our poor tired legs. We want to go back and try it again some day!

 

[Ben]

you got it @Jackson . and @Bob , you were correct also. Granite Peak is looking over the shoulder of Cairn Mountain, looking NNW from Mount Dewey. same spot i posted my last "guess the spot" of Fossil Lake from: )

 

[Bob]

You are up Jackson.....I was typing while you posted

 

[Jackson]

I got lucky on that one. Hoping to summit Granite Peak sometime in the next few years. Really cool shot of it, @Ben. I haven't seen pictures of it from that vantage point before.

Here's mine. Name the prominent peak in the back.

 

[Artemus]

you got it @Jackson . and @Bob , you were correct also. Granite peak is looking over the shoulder of Cairn Mountain, looking NNW from Mount Dewey. same spot i posted my last "guess the spot" of Fossil Lake from: )

Benito, what compass direction are you looking towards for the shot of Granite Peak? From the south? I've been in close-ish from the south and couldn't see that.

 

[Ben]

@Art , directly East of Fossil Lake is Mount Dewey. I'm standing on top of it.

caltopo tells me this.
Bearing 154.7° True 143.4° Magnetic
Distance 8.709 km / 5.411 mi

and tell me, where, more specifically, have you been, near the south side of Granite.

 

[Scott Chandler]

Looks a bit like Wheeler Peak @Jackson

 

[Jackson]

Looks a bit like Wheeler Peak @Jackson

It does, but it is not Wheeler Peak. I'll put up another photo as a hint in a few hours.