Colorado peak questions, condition requests and other info.
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Tornadoman wrote: ↑Tue Dec 07, 2021 6:41 pm
A random 'bump' that might be worth checking just in case is the 13,299 Point near 13,317 in the Sawatch (St. Elmo/Mt. Princeton area roughly). It shows a saddle of 13,000 to 13,040 (average 13,020), thus an estimated prominence of 279'. Probably won't make the cut, but it would seem there is at least a chance.
I got 13315' for the summit and 13019' for the saddle, so it's safe. But barely! I'm guessing there's some 240'-279' ones that are actually ranked, but that aren't even on the radar.
Tornadoman wrote: ↑Tue Dec 07, 2021 6:41 pm
A random 'bump' that might be worth checking just in case is the 13,299 Point near 13,317 in the Sawatch (St. Elmo/Mt. Princeton area roughly). It shows a saddle of 13,000 to 13,040 (average 13,020), thus an estimated prominence of 279'. Probably won't make the cut, but it would seem there is at least a chance.
I got 13315' for the summit and 13019' for the saddle, so it's safe. But barely! I'm guessing there's some 240'-279' ones that are actually ranked, but that aren't even on the radar.
Nearby 13,317' is actually 13,332'.
Wow, that one IS close.
I have one more that interests me that I don't think is on anyone's radar. There is a random, steep little peak near Pierre Lakes. I don't remember noticing it while climbing Capitol or Snowmass, but it really stood out from a few miles away. It has a 13,080 contour (so an assumed elevation of between 13,080 and 13,120), and a saddle contour between 12,800 and 12,840. Attached is a picture... wonder if anyone has climbed it (Boggy??)
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Tornadoman wrote: ↑Wed Dec 08, 2021 8:36 am
I have one more that interests me that I don't think is on anyone's radar. There is a random, steep little peak near Pierre Lakes. I don't remember noticing it while climbing Capitol or Snowmass, but it really stood out from a few miles away. It has a 13,080 contour (so an assumed elevation of between 13,080 and 13,120), and a saddle contour between 12,800 and 12,840. Attached is a picture... wonder if anyone has climbed it (Boggy??)
I haven't climbed the nunatak, but Kiefer says it goes at 4th class, so probably he has?
Would be a good excuse to check out the Pierre Lakes basin.
Tornadoman wrote: ↑Wed Dec 08, 2021 8:36 am
I have one more that interests me that I don't think is on anyone's radar. There is a random, steep little peak near Pierre Lakes. I don't remember noticing it while climbing Capitol or Snowmass, but it really stood out from a few miles away. It has a 13,080 contour (so an assumed elevation of between 13,080 and 13,120), and a saddle contour between 12,800 and 12,840. Attached is a picture... wonder if anyone has climbed it (Boggy??)
13er Tower.jpg
I got the summit at 13,072' and the saddle at 12,839' for this one.
bdloftin77 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 10, 2021 10:17 am
There’s some fairly big Centennial changes! For an easy comparison with the old list, start with Jagged and continue in descending elevation.
bdloftin77 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 10, 2021 10:17 am
There’s some fairly big Centennial changes! For an easy comparison with the old list, start with Jagged and continue in descending elevation.
Where is the list for comparison?
I don't suppose it's high on any priority list but can we get this Lidar results page sortable by elevation instead of date? It's hard to find anything or make any sense of it when it's sorted this way. A CSV download option would work too.
bdloftin77 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 10, 2021 10:17 am
There’s some fairly big Centennial changes! For an easy comparison with the old list, start with Jagged and continue in descending elevation.
bdloftin77 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 10, 2021 10:17 am
There’s some fairly big Centennial changes! For an easy comparison with the old list, start with Jagged and continue in descending elevation.
Where is the list for comparison?
I don't suppose it's high on any priority list but can we get this Lidar results page sortable by elevation instead of date? It's hard to find anything or make any sense of it when it's sorted this way. A CSV download option would work too.
Coincidental timing - I sent an email to John Kirk this morning asking if he can make the columns sortable on the LoJ LiDAR page. We'll see what he comes back with.
Ben - perhaps adding a link to that page in large text at the top of the very first post would be useful. It's where all the results are aggregated, it's been hard keeping track of individual changes throughout the lifetime of this thread since they're scattered throughout many separate posts.
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I’m out on a hike for the next several hours. Kicking myself for not taking a screenshot of the short Excel spreadsheet I made with the updated elevations for the border range Centennial peaks. I believe the new centennial list would end with a tie between Niagara and Trinity at 13,816 feet. Trinity, Arrow, and Niagara are higher than Expected. I believe Dallas and Teakettle might no longer be high enough.