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  1. 01-25-2005, 09:04 AM #1
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    Help me identify this CO peak

    On the way up James Peak on Sunday I spotted this mountain in the distance that looked like it would be a great ski. The picture is taken looking north by northwest over berthoud pass just below the summit, the peak is way on the horizon marked with the fuchsia arrow. I thought it was Quandary Peak but it seemed to close to be Quandary, what do you think?

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  2. 01-25-2005, 09:09 AM #2
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    Could you make it smaller?
    It's idomatic, beatch.
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    sure. even i can do that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ireallyliketoski
    On the way up James Peak on Sunday I spotted this mountain in the distance that looked like it would be a great ski. The picture is taken looking north by northwest over berthoud pass just below the summit, the peak is way on the horizon marked with the fuchsia arrow. I thought it was Quandary Peak but it seemed to close to be Quandary, what do you think?

    From Berthoud Pass you would have to be looking to the SW to see Quandary. Is that what you meant?
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    Wouldn't Quandary be W-SW of James?

    My vote is "Random Gore Range Peak"
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    Quote Originally Posted by basom
    sure. even i can do that.

    Oh, great. Leseee.... it's not Quandary. Quandary is to the Westish-south of James.

    edit: I see I'm not the only one with this opinion...
    It's idomatic, beatch.
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  7. 01-25-2005, 09:25 AM #7
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    What everyone else said

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    my vote is for snowmass
    representin is illmatic
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  9. 01-25-2005, 09:30 AM #9
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    Go conquer that thing, then name it what you like.

    I would go with Tyrone, but that is me.

    Not enough mountains named Tyrone.
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    yes
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    Are the twin peaks just to the left Greys/Torreys? If yes then I'd guess Sniktau (sp?). don't you have a fucking topo map or something?

    A little closer even than that it could certainly be something in the Woods/Parnassus/Bard series and could also possibly be Hagar/Pettingel (basically west of Bethel).

    A super cool online tool: http://ndis.nrel.colostate.edu/maps/
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  12. 01-25-2005, 10:00 AM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ireallyliketoski
    yes
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  13. 01-25-2005, 12:52 PM #13
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    I'd guess that's Uneva peak on the north side of Vail Pass... very do-able as a day trip.
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    Mount Powell

    If you were on James Peak looking over Berthoud Pass, you would actually be looking ESE. Which I think is the case based on the shadows in the photo.

    I would have to agree that it is a random Gore Range peak, but if I had to guess I would say Mount Powell. It is one of the northwestern peaks in the range and from the photo, what my eyes can see of it anyways, it looks to terminate a ridge that include two close peaks just to the south. and has (what looks like anyways) a skiable snowfield on a southeastern exposure.

    I have a bmp of the peak using TOPO software, but I'm just a JONG here and don't know how to post pictures
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  15. 01-25-2005, 02:28 PM #15
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    Obviously you were not a boy scout From the peak take a bearing with your compass (don't forget to adjust for magnetic north) then go back home pull out a large topo of Colorado and draw a line from James peak in the direction of the bearing. When you cross the exact peak of something close to 14,000 you have found your mountain.
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    Quote Originally Posted by StroupSkier
    If you were on James Peak looking over Berthoud Pass, you would actually be looking ESE. Which I think is the case based on the shadows in the photo.
    Berthoud Pass is almost exactly SW of James Peak

    Last edited by Lurch; 01-25-2005 at 02:40 PM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lurch
    Berthoud Pass is almost exactly SW of James Peak
    Damnit, in trying to figure out which direction the photo is I confused myself! Yes, BP is southWEST of James.
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    According to my sextant the bearing is 20 degrees north of the line from James Peak to Berthoud Pass.
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  19. 01-25-2005, 03:37 PM #19
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    Here is a panorama I took this weekend from the top of Colorado Mines Peak. I think it has your peak in it but it's a little larger.

    http://sterling.homelinux.net/gallery/Skiing/Panoramic
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  20. 01-25-2005, 11:34 PM #20
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    I believe (If that peak is ~40mi away and you are pointing SW) you are looking at one of the following: Peak 10, Crystal, or Pacific (all in the ten mile range between 13.6 and 13.9 kft)

    Edit: on second thought that could be Grizzly (divide range 13.8) or Peak 1 (tenmile range ~13)
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