4839 Elev. check & Indian Ridge HiPt

Pics by Harlan W S,
Jan 17, 2023

A fews week prior, I was on Peak 4839' by Indian Springs, on a mostly cloudy day. The clouds parted, and we saw a more impressive peak, to the NE, which sure looked higher... but is was hard to get a sense of depth. So I went back to that ridge to take long dual-frequency GPS readings on both peaks... and the sharper peak does appear to be a bit lower, so 4839' retains its prominence position. After that, I drove over to summit quickly the apparent highpoint of the Indian Ridge, in a slight snowstorm.

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Route to check if
USGS 4839' was
really the HiPt of
the ridge.
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Later on, quick
summit of Indian
Ridge HiPt (17m
to summit to
beat storm).
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zoom out for
context
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On 4839, view ~N
to Creech Butte,
a nice summit.
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View SW to
Willow.
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View NE toward
USGS 4808... hmmm
today doesn't seem
as high
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ridge traverse NE
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USGS 4808
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4808 ahead,
really just class 2+
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From top USGS
4808, view SW
back to 4839, which
GPS confirmed was
likely higher
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Same, but zoom
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View ~N
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View ~E to
N Indian Ridge
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N Indian Ridge,
where I was a
week prior
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N past Indian
Springs (zoom).
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Now on Indian
Ridge HiPt view
~N (usgs and
peakery differ
on subsummit
 which is HiPt)
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Indian Ridge VABM
~N of me, where
I was a week
ago
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Frozen puddle
on way back S
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I saw about 10
bullet-ridden
fire extinguishers
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Sign near
Cold Cr Rd.