Where were these pics taken from?

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Where were these pics taken from?

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They're pictures hung up on my wall taken over the course of the last several years from Colorado 14er or Colorado wilderness calanders, and I have lost the key(s). In some cases I know the peak but am wondering what your best guess is on where the pic was taken from. Any ideas?
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Re: Where were these pics taken from?

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1 an 2 are Mt Wilson, 3 is Shavano and Tabeguache, 4 is ??
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CoHi591 wrote: Mon Jan 24, 2022 7:59 am They're pictures hung up on my wall taken over the course of the last several years from Colorado 14er or Colorado wilderness calanders, and I have lost the key(s). In some cases I know the peak but am wondering what your best guess is on where the pic was taken from. Any ideas?
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Re: Where were these pics taken from?

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4 is Capitol from Avalanche Lake I think. 3 is Shav/Tab from either 13,600 or maybe from Mt. White (depending on zoom). Less sure about 2 and 1, but agree that 2 is somewhere in the Wilson group. 1... idk.
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1 looks like the area between Jagged and Sunlight, maybe looking over Knife Point Pass? Not gonna guess about the rest.
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4 is definitely Capitol from Avalanche Creek/Lake. 2 might be Cathedral?
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Re: Where were these pics taken from?

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2 is definitely Wilson, you can see unranked Cross Mtn in front. I have a similar angled image from Lizard Head, but with Cross Mtn in a different position. This image is probably a zoom image from farther east off the Vermilion to San Miguel ridge somewhere.
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Chicago Transplant wrote: Mon Jan 24, 2022 9:59 am 2 is definitely Wilson, you can see unranked Cross Mtn in front. I have a similar angled image from Lizard Head, but with Cross Mtn in a different position. This image is probably a zoom image from farther east off the Vermilion to San Miguel ridge somewhere.
Right, that's totally it. Should have guessed that area just based on the red rock.
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Re: Where were these pics taken from?

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#2 actually aligns really well with my shot of Wilson from the 12er Black Face. That peak is only 12,147 and Cross is 12,703 so it would have to be from a higher vantage point based on the calendar image posted. It seems to me from the Black Face angle, that the calendar image was taken from Pilot Knob. I don't have my pictures from Pilot Knob on my office computer, but that seems the most logical vantage point.

EDIT- Actually maybe it is taken from the Black Face, the features align pretty well, the same cliffs behind Cross seem to be the same height:
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Re: Where were these pics taken from?

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I think that photo number one is from the Meridian Peak and Corner Peaks area of the Nuchu Range.Looking at Game Pass and Peaks D,E, F and G. The point in the sunlight is Pt 12,626.Sorry for the very old photo. EDIT I will change that to the tower north of 12,626.

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planet54 wrote: Mon Jan 24, 2022 3:29 pm I think that photo number one is from the Meridian Peak and Corner Peaks area of the Nuchu Range.Looking at Game Pass and Peaks D,E, F and G. The point in the sunlight is Pt 12,626.Sorry for the very old photo.


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I belive that you are right about the background, but looking through my photos it may be taken from around NW Corner rather than Meridan?
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Re: Where were these pics taken from?

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Hey, I knew all of them! I still got it
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