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Peak ID
Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2021 7:20 pm
by Uncle Rico
Here's a pic from the Pickens Spur water tank looking east toward the Markham saddle.
What is that peak sitting in the middle of the saddle? Peak 4583?
Re: Peak ID
Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2021 11:14 pm
by dima
To the left of Markham (the big flat-top one) you're looking into the ridge that has Occidental and Wilson. So it's the W edge of the Occidental ridge.
Re: Peak ID
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2021 7:34 pm
by Uncle Rico
Huh. I thought Occidental would be behind Markham.
Re: Peak ID
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2021 12:07 pm
by HikeUp
Occidental
Re: Peak ID
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2021 4:37 pm
by David R
I think the angle is confusing people, I think that is Disappointment, that flat top is a dead give away.
Re: Peak ID
Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2021 1:34 am
by dima
Nah, Disappointment would be to the left of the saddle in this view. It's Occidental. The computer said so!
Re: Peak ID
Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2021 10:53 pm
by Taco
Down with computers!
Re: Peak ID
Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2021 4:14 pm
by Sean
dima wrote: ↑So it's the W edge of the Occidental ridge.
This. Occidental is hidden behind Markham. I think you're looking at the first hump along the west ridge route to Occidental.
Re: Peak ID
Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2021 4:16 pm
by Sean
Taco wrote: ↑Down with computers!
Viva el humano!
Re: Peak ID
Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2021 7:39 pm
by JeffH
Sean wrote: ↑dima wrote: ↑So it's the W edge of the Occidental ridge.
This. Occidental is hidden behind Markham. I think you're looking at the first hump along the west ridge route to Occidental.
Is that the route we took on a group hike a few years ago? Left a summit register container on Not-Ox peak?
Re: Peak ID
Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2021 8:39 pm
by Sean
JeffH wrote: ↑Sean wrote: ↑dima wrote: ↑So it's the W edge of the Occidental ridge.
This. Occidental is hidden behind Markham. I think you're looking at the first hump along the west ridge route to Occidental.
Is that the route we took on a group hike a few years ago? Left a summit register container on Not-Ox peak?
Yes. We started from Eaton Saddle and stopped at the bump before Occidental because it was getting too hairy to continue that way. In hindsight I think we missed a turn somewhere.