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03-19-2005, 11:11 AM #1
High In Utah or High County Peaks
Has any one here done any of the highest peaks in the 29 counties?(26 actual peaks) I started in 2001 and did over half that first year. I have done a couple more the folloing years but I have yet to finish them. I am hoping to do more this year, maybe even finishing them. Problem is that I only take one out of town trip a month between March and October and my dance card tends to fill up fast. Making the problem worse is the fact that of the eight I have left to climb are all far enough away from Salt Lake City and can't be done in a day (except Mount Nebo).
Anyhoo if any of you need some tips/advise on the ones I have done so far I would be happy to help. I would say that about half of the routes in the book "High In Utah" suck. There are better faster or eaiser ways to most of the summits.
JBW
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03-19-2005 11:11 AM # ADS
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03-19-2005, 12:19 PM #2
Wow! That's an awesome idea! Last summer I climbed East Mountain, the highest point in Emery County. Got some GORGEOUS views overlooking Joe's Valley. Really pretty.
Which out of all of the high points you've hiked was the most memorable/scenic?
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03-19-2005, 05:43 PM #3
Cool!!! Good conversation
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03-22-2005, 09:39 AM #4Originally Posted by rockgremlin
Though Kings Peak, Delano in the Tushar Mountains, Waas in the La Sals and even the Pavant Range were also a very nice suprise to me. A couple of duds too like Mt. Cardwell off the Mirror Lake Highway and Eccentric Peak also in the Unitas. The Unitas are very beautiful in the Wilderness areas but the range is very similar and hiking some of the outer edges is kind of boring.
JBW
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03-22-2005, 10:57 AM #5
Huh.... sounds interesting. I would be interested in checking out some of those places. It would definitely be less crowded than the normal cattle runs. One reason that I like the Uintas is for the fishing. You really can
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03-22-2005, 03:08 PM #6
Ya, the Deep Creeks are really neat. Almost nobody out there about 110% of the time. I hear there's a few really cool hot springs at their base somewhere near Callao or thereabouts too.
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03-22-2005, 03:47 PM #7Originally Posted by James_B_Wads2000
That would be a cool trip.
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03-23-2005, 09:45 PM #8
Interesting thread! I have the "High in Utah" book. Personally, I think I've only done Mt. Nebo in it. I do that about twice a year from the north side (not described in the book), short and sweet. Last year we did it in about 2 hours to the top, but that was really pushing it--it usually takes more like 4. The peak you're thinking of Sombeech is called Notch Peak in the House Range near Delta. It has vertical that rivals Half Dome... something like 4000 feet. Anyone been to the top? Its high on my list.
My personal favorite wasatch Peak is Lone Peak. Views of Salt Lake Valley, Utah valley, and the wasatch peaks that can't be beaten. Now that is a great workout hike... even has some class 4 and exposure, and the pool-table sized rock that is the summit just drops off for hundreds of feet on three sides.
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03-24-2005, 08:28 AM #9Originally Posted by SombeechOriginally Posted by rock_ski_cowboy
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03-25-2005, 10:51 AM #10
[quote=accadacca] One reason that I like the Uintas is for the fishing. You really can
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03-25-2005, 11:05 AM #11Originally Posted by rock_ski_cowboy
Originally Posted by rock_ski_cowboy
http://desertislands.org/notch.htm
JBW
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03-25-2005, 01:30 PM #12Originally Posted by James_B_Wads2000
Who else would go?
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03-25-2005, 04:30 PM #13
Let me know when as well.
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03-25-2005, 05:47 PM #14
Holy Shee-yat!! I had no idea how gorgamous Notch Peak is! I always associate western desert to just basin and low ranges. I do know that many of the ranges out there are extremely rich in precious metals - the Drums, San Francisco, Deep Creeks and Tintic ranges in particular. Some great stuff can found in some of the old abandoned mines out there. I found some old newspaper clippings from 1911 in one old mine in the Tintics.
Hey, you've inspired me. I would also like to do the highest peaks in all of Utah's counties. Could you do me a favor and post a listing of all of the highest peaks in all of Utah's counties?
Many thanks in advance!
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03-26-2005, 12:32 PM #15
I refer you to these sites:
http://www.utahwild.com/mountains/co...ks/index.shtml
http://www.cohp.org/ut/utah.html
JBW
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04-29-2005, 04:23 PM #16
So I'm kinda antsy to get started on this little project. Which peaks would have the snow come off first?
It's only "science" if it supports the narrative.
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05-01-2005, 08:06 PM #17Originally Posted by rockgremlin
I would think you could get to it fairly early. Or perhaps Ibapah?
Notch Peak: http://desertislands.org/notch.htm
Ibapah: http://desertislands.org/deep.htm
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05-17-2005, 08:40 AM #18
A friend of mine did Notch last Saturday. She said there wasn't much snow, took her five hours round trip hikning and two and a half hours drive from Lehi.
James
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05-17-2005, 10:50 AM #19
This Sunday would be a good day to go for me, but it sounds like eveybodys dance card is pretty full.
James
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05-17-2005, 11:19 AM #20Originally Posted by James_B_Wads2000
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