Prominence of rock towers
Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 11:21 am
It is difficult to tell what the prominence of a rock tower is by looking at a topo map. I believe that many rock towers actually have more prominence than is indicated on LoJ using the topo maps.
Perhaps two famous examples would be Devils Thumb Colorado or Ancient Art Utah.
I believe Devils Thumb actually has quite a bit more prominence than 40' and likewise, Ancient Art surely has more than 80', though I don't know what that prominence is. I believe many of the Fisher Towers and towers in places such as Monument Basin actually have more prominence that is indicated on LoJ. Unfortunately, it isn't possible to figure the prominence by looking at the topo maps. It would be interesting if someone took some GPS readings on some of these or used other survey methods when they climbed them.
Perhaps two famous examples would be Devils Thumb Colorado or Ancient Art Utah.
I believe Devils Thumb actually has quite a bit more prominence than 40' and likewise, Ancient Art surely has more than 80', though I don't know what that prominence is. I believe many of the Fisher Towers and towers in places such as Monument Basin actually have more prominence that is indicated on LoJ. Unfortunately, it isn't possible to figure the prominence by looking at the topo maps. It would be interesting if someone took some GPS readings on some of these or used other survey methods when they climbed them.