I wondered why Sheep Rock and the Three Gossips are not on LoJ (map). Sure enough they're tall enough to be ranked?
Haven't done them but was checking out Arches on LoJ and saw them both labeled on the map but no markers. Just curious.
Brian
saxmotor wrote:So I've thought about this more. How does Sheep Rock only have 200' of prominence? I thought it was closer to 400' at it's lowest to the desert floor. I know this is a totally new-to-the-biz question that I'm sure is answered just by looking at the maps but from walking around that tower it seems shocking that it's not taller.
saxmotor wrote:I forgot about the fin that connects to the upper ridge! Interesting stuff. Thanks for walking me through how you figure these out. How do you do it on ones that are not close enough to something else to compare the heights yet are not marked on the map? One more question. One the smaller towers how do you draw the line on which ones to include and which ones to leave out? For example, Queen Nefertiti Rock is on there without a closed-contour, only 20' of rise and having never been climbed while Argon Tower is much taller and has several closed contours? Thanks again for explaining this to me.
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