[pct-l] Identifying Central Oregon Mountain

[Will Rohrer]

Thanks so much!  It was pretty hazy to the south due to the fires around
Oakridge.  I hiked that stretch north of Elk Lake resort on August 9th (I
think it was a Sunday).  I was with my brother, who is really tall (6'7) and
my friend with an old school pack.

Now that you've answered that question...do you know what lakes those are in
the other picture?  Here's a link to the album again
http://picasaweb.google.com/PrinceWCheech/MountainMystery#

Originally I thought it was Elk/Hosmer Lakes, but the angles of the lake
don't seem to match from where I would have been standing, about 1.5-2 miles
north of the Diamond Peak Vista.  I took the picture of the lakes at 11AM.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

Thanks!
Will (Lucretia)

On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 8:20 PM, Suzannah Swinehart <suz_quz at hotmail.com>wrote:

>  Oooh! I always get so excited when there's a question I can answer :)
>
> I am certain that's Diamond Peak. I just looked at pictures taken on my
> section hike last year, and I have a very similar shot of Diamond Peak taken
> from somewhere north of Elk Lake. Huh. Probably from the side of Koosah Mt.,
> now that you mention it. When did you come through there? We might have met
> you.
>
> It was a bit clearer when I took mine, and if you zoom way in you can even
> see Thielsen in the background which helps determine that you were indeed
> facing south.  Also, the little Pac-Man-y snowfield to the center-right
> helped me match it to my photo :)
>
> -Chipmunk
>
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> If there are any detectives out there, I'd love some help identifying a
> mountain of which I took a picture in Central Oregon, while on my section
> hike last August.  Here's a link to the picasa album:
>
> http://picasaweb.google.com/PrinceWCheech/MountainMystery#
>
> I took the photo a few miles north of Elk Lake, I think where the PCT
> reaches the ridge of Koosah Mountain after climbing up the western slope.  I
> included pictures of Bachelor, Broken Top, South Sister and Elk/Hosmer
> Lakes, for comparison's sake.  I took pictures of these about 2 miles up the
> trail from where I snapped a photo of the mystery mountain.  My two theories
> so far: Diamond Peak, 50+ miles to the south, or a really hazy shot of South
> Sister.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
> Will (Lucretia)
>
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