Name that Utah Location Game

[Scott P]

Location identification game, round 1. See if you can name the locations. No cheating!



Average-50 points

http://www.summitpost.org/images/medium/180578.jpg

[Iceaxe]

Scott, I think you need to start this game out with just one pic..... and when they get it correct add anther pic.

I know the first two for sure and could make a good guess at the rest...

But since you added some type of points system not sure hpw you want us to play the game :ne_nau:

:popcorn:

[Sombeech]

Scott, I think you need to start this game out with just one pic..... and when they get it correct add anther pic.

And maybe on the difficult ones, put a poll up? Have people vote for a week on 5-6 options, and then come out with the correct answer?

[Scott P]

Scott, I think you need to start this game out with just one pic..... and when they get it correct add anther pic.

I could do it, but I thought adding more than one would make it go faster since not everyone is going to know all of them, but same may know one or two.

OK, it's back to one. Name that photo. Where is it? PS, the land is tilted, not the photo (seriously).

[Iceaxe]

No cheating!

How do you cheat playing name that photo :ne_nau:

[Scott P]

How do you cheat playing name that photo

If you don

[asdf]

So what... we post are answers here or what?

[Scott P]

Yes, post them here. :nod:

[asdf]

Temple Mountain?

[rockgremlin]

Temple Mountain?


That would've been my guess too.

[Scott P]

Yes, Temple Mountain. Good job!

Time for a more challenging one:

http://www.summitpost.org/images/medium/211257.jpg

I'll post an easier one next.

[asdf]

Trial or wall lake area? somewhere in the uintas right?

[Scott P]

Trial or wall lake area? somewhere in the uintas right?

Yes, that area. Now, just name the mountain. For a bonus name the smaller one too. :2thumbs:

[asdf]

Watson and..... haystack?

[fouristhenewone]

hmm. I was thinking Bald Mountain and Notch...

[Mtnman1830]

Mt Ellen?

[Scott P]

Watson and..... haystack?

Yep, that's it. :2thumbs:

Here's the next one:

http://www.summitpost.org/images/medium/198317.jpg

[Iceaxe]

Dang.... is that by chance LaGorce Arch up Davis Gulch at low lake level???

If so I've raced my boat right through the center of that sucker at high water. :haha:

[Scott P]

Dang.... is that by chance LaGorce Arch up Davis Gulch at low lake level???

Nope.

[stefan]

isn't that the arch in the upper end of grand gulch?
i don't know the name of it.

[Iceaxe]

The boy has it.... that is Stimper Arch in Grand Gulch :2thumbs:

[Scott P]

Yes, it is Stimper Arch. Since I'm leaving for the weekend, I'll step up the difficulty a bit. You have three days to discuss it and see if anyone can figure it out.

http://www.summitpost.org/images/original/83786.jpg

If anyone get's this one, good for them! I'll go back to easier ones after the weekend.

[stefan]

stimper arch ... eh? how'bout calling it stimpy. i thought it looked like an eye.

it's funny, i often think some of these smaller nondramatic arches just don't have names, or that the names are pretty obscure. is there access to a database that one does NOT need to pay for? why is this information not free? just gps location and name and maybe some geometrical specs.

thanks scott ... i love grand gulch and this brought back some memories.

this next image? oof.

uuh .... guess you had to be there. :haha:


let's see ... i'd have to guess that it's a high elevation meadow. but where? is that granite or limestone? hmmm.

[Sombeech]

but where? is that granite or limestone? hmmm.

Looks a little pink like the uintahs.

[stefan]

but where? is that granite or limestone? hmmm.

Looks a little pink like the uintahs.

hmmm, perhaps... the clouds look a little pink too.

man, this one is most certainly difficult. lack of really distinguishing features.

definitely a good one!

[asdf]

Must be Uintas.
So are we gonig to wait all weekend or are we going to move on to the next one?

Well I have an somewhat easy one.

[fouristhenewone]

summit, I'm going to go ahead and say - Maple Canyon.

[asdf]

summit, I'm going to go ahead and say - Maple Canyon.

Correct! nice work...
try this one.

[rock_ski_cowboy]

summit, I'm going to go ahead and say - Maple Canyon.

Correct! nice work...
try this one.

wild guess: NF Robbers Roost?

[asdf]

wild guess: NF Robbers Roost?

nope

[stefan]

i dunno ... i'd guess a san rafael reef canyon, windgate section.

which? no idea. i can guess at a few. but at this point they'd only be guesses.

[asdf]

i dunno ... i'd guess a san rafael reef canyon, windgate section.

which? no idea. i can guess at a few. but at this point they'd only be guesses.

Yeah, its lower chute canyon. Cutting into the reef.

[stefan]

actually that was my number one guess. shoulda just said it.
but then again. i coulda been wrong. :ne_nau:

[stefan]

:ghost:

okay, i deleted my post = guess for scotts photo. but i shouldn't do that. originally i thought it might be the uintas, but then the white rock made me think elsewhere.

sasqueech reconvinced me that it was in the unitas ... so i then decided to guess the high bollies.

then i thought about it, if the photo has few distinguishing features, then it probably isn't somewhere that is superobscure like the high bollies.

this lead me to think as my post below.

[James_B_Wads2000]

Correct! nice work...
try this one.

I am going to say either Lower Chute or Crack Canyon in the San Rafael Swell.

James

***Edit: :doh: I anwsered this before I realized there was a thrid page.

[James_B_Wads2000]

Since I'm leaving for the weekend, I'll step up the difficulty a bit. You have three days to discuss it and see if anyone can figure it out.

http://www.summitpost.org/images/original/83786.jpg

If anyone get's this one, good for them! I'll go back to easier ones after the weekend.

I

[stefan]

actually i changed my mind. i think it is in the uintas, but not the high bollies.
most people don't go to the high bollies, so why would scott expect anyone to know it.


since there needs to be a chance of getting it, it should be somewhere near where people go. it's probably right off of the mirror lake highway but who knows where. :ne_nau:

or maybe not ... damn scott, why you need to make it so HARD

[Scott P]

Weekend trip was canceled due to weather. Anyway, yes the photo is from the Uintas. The peak pictured is named. Anyone want to take a guess?

[stefan]

Weekend trip was canceled due to weather. Anyway, yes the photo is from the Uintas. The peak pictured is named. Anyone want to take a guess?

i honestly have no clue precisely where. i bet someone will come along with an answer.

so were you planning another trip in dinosaur? or elsewhere?

[Scott P]

so were you planning another trip in dinosaur?

Yep, we were going to get more and better photos and measure that arch we found. We decided to bail because wading the river isn't a good idea right now.

[stefan]

oh, too bad. it is a pretty impressive arch.

i bet it'd be interesting to walk on it.

[Scott P]

OK, the photo was of Gold Hill in the Uinta Mountains. I'll go easier this time.
http://www.summitpost.org/images/original/69287.JPG

[Udink]

OK, the photo was of Gold Hill in the Uinta Mountains. I'll go easier this time.
http://www.summitpost.org/images/original/69287.JPG
Castle Rock and the Priest and Nuns. Here's a view of them from the north at the base of Sister Superior--I used this photo as the basis for my avatar:
http://www.udink.org/pictures/03052005/img_0791.jpg

[Scott P]

Good job. I knew someone would get that one. Here's the next one:

http://www.summitpost.org/images/medium/184745.jpg

If someone gets this one right away, I'll make them slightly harder. Gold Hill was probably too hard though.

[stefan]

Here's a view of them from the north at the base of Sister Superior--I used this photo as the basis for my avatar:
http://www.udink.org/pictures/03052005/img_0791.jpg

http://uutah.com/forum/images/avatars/415863444440c4cac340d2.gif

ahhh gotcha udink! very cool! i was actually wondering about that. i've always liked your avatar. the original is really nice as well, great perspective and cool lighting ... and SNOW!!

[stefan]

http://www.summitpost.org/images/medium/184745.jpg


since no one has guessed, i give one of my general area guesses again.

this rock looks like it's from the moab area. perhaps somewhere around fisher towers/fisher mesa. i don't recognize the exact formation. but it looks like the stuff from that area. the deep red hue, the groovy features.

i need to get back to that area some time. i tend to go elsewhere these days.

[Scott P]

this rock looks like it's from the moab area. perhaps somewhere around fisher towers/fisher mesa.

Yes, that's the area. I'm surprised no one has gotten it yet. It's actually a popular place, especially with mountain bikers. Now that you have given the hint, maybe someone will get it!

[fouristhenewone]

And on that note - Any one know where this one is?

[Scott P]

Looks like Lavender Canyon/Caterpillar Arch?

Anyway, the photo I posted was Onion Creek near Moab.

[asdf]

Canyonlands... Needles District...... somewhere.

[fouristhenewone]

Lavender Canyon is dead on, although I've never been quite sure that that is caterpillar arch. I've never heard it mentioned as a named arch before.

[Scott P]

I've never heard it mentioned as a named arch before.

I believe the name Caterpillar is "unofficial" and just a local name not printed on the maps. :2thumbs:

[asdf]

new one

[Scott P]

Here's a new one:

http://www.summitpost.org/images/original/61075.JPG

[asdf]

High unitas, Kings peak area?

[Scott P]

High unitas

Yes.


Kings peak area?

No.

[Mtnman1830]

Mount Emmonds?

[Scott P]

Mount Emmons?

Nope, not Mount Emmons. The photo is a 13er though.

[Mtnman1830]

editied..

Mount Lovenia
final answer.

[asdf]

This one should not be too hard

[Scott P]

I think that one is Elk Point and Aspen Grove?

Anyway, yes, the photo I posted was Mount Lovenia; one of the highest peaks in Utah.

[asdf]

I think that one is Elk Point and Aspen Grove?

Anyway, yes, the photo I posted was Mount Lovenia; one of the highest peaks in Utah.

oh crap... sorry, i didnt notice that the last one was not over.

I just figured that it was the Uintas, then i saw mtnman's post of Mount Lovenia. He is always right

Anyways your Right, its the elk point slide path.

[Mtnman1830]

I am confused, is the last picture posted been identified?

Um, if so, Here is a pic that I have.

Where is this?

[James_B_Wads2000]

It looks like something in the Book Cliffs near Price. That's my best guess.

James

[Udink]

Here is a pic that I have.
Where is this?
http://uutah.com/forum/files/dscn0047__small_.jpg
Strawberry Pinnacles? I've never been there, but I've seen pictures on a couple of different geocache listings.

[shaggy125]

OK I don't check the board often enough to catch a break between these so sorry to the person who posted the last pic. I wanted to post one to see if anyone has any idea where it is. I think I posted the location of this a long time ago in a post, so if you remember from that please don't guess, I'd like to see if anyone has a guess without cheating.

[Scott P]

Strawberry Pinnacles?

Yep, that's it for sure.

Other one looks like the Eastern Reef in the San Rafael Swell. Could be Ernie Canyon or Straight Wash?

[shaggy125]

Other one looks like the Eastern Reef in the San Rafael Swell. Could be Ernie Canyon or Straight Wash?

Nice, Straight Wash it is!

[asdf]

Here is an easy one.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/122/423408815_2cfcd5cffa.jpg

[jumar]

Ooo, Battlecreek Falls :2thumbs:

[asdf]

I figured you would get that one

Try this one.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/161/356414715_17586fe810.jpg

[jumar]

I'll bite my tongue and give someone else a chance. :nod:

[asdf]

You may as well guess it and put your own up there... its a slow day at work and I am bored. :blahblah:

[jumar]

Is it Lost Creek, up Provo Canyon? Across from bridleveil?

[asdf]

very close... but your wrong.

[Scott P]

Slide Canyon.

[asdf]

You win!

who's got the next one?

[Scott P]

Here's one. Too easy perhaps?

[hank moon]

The Cobra - Fisher Towers.

I'd post one, but don't know how. :lame:

[Scott P]

I'd post one, but don't know how.

When you post, there's a section on the bottom that says "Add an Attachment". Brows to your photo and click "Add Attachment".


The Cobra - Fisher Towers.

I knew it would be too easy.

Let's step it up a bit and on a higher level.

[jumar]

:ne_nau:

[asdf]

This in or around Dinosaur N.M.? ...The Yampa River :ne_nau:

[Scott P]

This in or around Dinosaur N.M.?

Yes. :2thumbs:


...The Yampa River

No and looking for a bit more specific; i.e. the name of the place shown.

PS, if the above is too hard, here's a still challenging, but easier one to identify. Try this one.

[accadacca]

here's a still challenging, but easier one to identify. Try this one.
White Pine up Logan canyon? :ne_nau:

[Scott P]

White Pine up Logan canyon?

Nope. Different mountain range.

[accadacca]

White Pine up Logan canyon?

Nope. Different mountain range.
Yeah, its a little bit more rocky than LC.

[jumar]

Quote:
White Pine up Logan canyon?


Nope. Different mountain range.

Uintahs?

[Scott P]

Uintahs?

Yes. Now if someone can name either the lake or peak, or maybe just the general area. :2thumbs:

[accadacca]

Oh wait, that looks a little bit like Dollar lake?

[Scott P]

Oh wait, that looks a little bit like Dollar lake?

Nope, not close to Dollar Lake. The lake in the photo much farther west. :wink:

[icthys]

Weir and Mt. Watson?

[Scott P]

Weir and Mt. Watson?

You are getting closer, but no.

[asdf]

ok .. spill the beans. Where is it?

[asdf]

new one ...

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/131/348478363_3eb00225c5.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/156/335744456_65e2a76ecb.jpg

[Scott P]

ok .. spill the beans. Where is it?

The two photos I posted were of Harpers Corner from the sloped of Split Mountain and Lofty Peak from Jewel Lake in the Uinta Mountains.

[fouristhenewone]

ah...too easy. I guess I'm cheating since I've been there with you so many times, but uh, Joe's Valley Reservoir.

[asdf]

Joe's Valley Reservoir.

right

next....
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/144/362643507_32e583fec9.jpg

[Udink]

right

next....
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/144/362643507_32e583fec9.jpg
Looks like the San Rafael Knob. Here's an opposite (sort of) of that picture, taken from the Knob looking the opposite direction. :smile:

http://www.udink.org/pictures/04292006/img_4315.jpg

[Scott P]

That is definately San Rafael Knob. Perhaps looking across upper Devils Canyon from I-70.

[asdf]

Correct, its the SR Knob seen from Devils canyon.

[Scott P]

How about some more? Some are easy and some harder (but not too hard). I would rank the difficulty of identifying them by beginner, intermediate, and advanced. If you know all of them, you know Utah fairly well. If you only know a few or none then you really need to get out more.

[Scott P]

No one even wanted to try any of them? :ne_nau:

Some of them should be rather easy to identify and I know many uutah.com members have been to at least some? :ne_nau:

[Mtnman1830]

http://uutah.com/forum/files/192015.jpg

Goblin Valley

[Scott P]

Goblin Valley

Yep. :2thumbs: I was wondering why anyone didn't get that one earlier. I would bet that many uutah.com members have been there.

[CarpeyBiggs]

http://uutah.com/forum/files/242153_157.jpg

I'd say Red Castle, though I'm not positive the angle I am seeing it from. Must be from Smith's fork side?

http://uutah.com/forum/files/129307.jpg

Certainly looks like a high Uinta Basin. Kinda like Painter basin from near Trail Rider, but it doesn't have near that many lakes... Perhaps naturalist, or amethyst?
http://uutah.com/forum/files/199506.jpg

Boy, that seems tough. Could be any number of places, it seems.

Okay, I give up.

[Alex]

http://uutah.com/forum/files/192015.jpg

Goblin Valley

Heh I know the exact rock where your son is, I have a pic somewhere of me on top of it

[Scott P]

I'd say Red Castle, though I'm not positive the angle I am seeing it from. Must be from Smith's fork side?

Bingo. That was it.


Certainly looks like a high Uinta Basin. Kinda like Painter basin from near Trail Rider, but it doesn't have near that many lakes... Perhaps naturalist, or amethyst?

It is the Uintas, but the eastern end and well outside the Wilderness. Hopefully someone will get it.


Boy, that seems tough. Could be any number of places, it seems.

Mountain in the background has a very distinctive shape. I would bet that several uutah.com members have climbed the mountain the photo was taken from.