Newly named Spencer Peak near Silverton

by **kirkmallory** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:15 am

According to http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_10240376, Point 13,087 just southwest of Grand Turk near Silverton has been named Spencer Peak. It's unranked, with a rise of 267 feet above the 12,820-foot saddle with Grand Turk. Many people who have climbed Grand Turk have probably climbed it - Teresa and I went over it on 10/9/04 on our way to Grand Turk.

John - looks like this needs to be added as an unranked thirteener to the list!

by **John Kirk** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:58 pm

That's what I get for being creative and skirting bumps such as this. I was just there a couple weeks ago for an early morning stroll. On a related note, I thought unranked 12734 was a lot more interesting than any other unranked peaks with its studded top.

Spencer Peak:
http://listsofjohn.com/PeakStats/Climbers.php?Id=5280

by **kirkmallory** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:11 pm

12734 is called "Turkshead Peak" in Ormes. And apparently, from readhing the thread on Fourtenerworld about the San Juan Mountaineer's book, it's mentioned in there too.

by **John Kirk** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:41 pm

Here's a shot of "Turkshead Peak":

by **Ryan Kowalski** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 1:57 pm

I'm going to geology nerd this thread up but that is an AWESOME angular unconformity....Great picture John. Really makes me want to go down there.

by **John Kirk** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 2:25 pm

Well, I violate my own principles by adding it, but for the SJM name "West Turkshead Peak" to work, there needs to be a "Turkshead Peak", so I've added a new unranked/unofficially named peak:
http://listsofjohn.com/PeakStats/Climbers.php?Id=5312

by **JoeGrim** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:13 am

Any peak that looks that awesome should have a name.

by **Mike Garratt** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 12:34 pm

I did 12734 on 8/8/08.

by **DSunwall** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 1:06 pm

Ryan Kowalski wrote:I'm going to geology nerd this thread up but that is an AWESOME angular unconformity....Great picture John. Really makes me want to go down there.

angular unconformity, I'll remember that one.

It really doesn't look like a Turkshead knot or any other kind of Turkshead. Any idea how it got the name?

by **RyanSchilling** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 8:12 pm

DSunwall wrote:
Ryan Kowalski wrote:I'm going to geology nerd this thread up but that is an AWESOME angular unconformity....Great picture John. Really makes me want to go down there.

angular unconformity, I'll remember that one.

It really doesn't look like a Turkshead knot or any other kind of Turkshead. Any idea how it got the name?

I was having trouble with the peak's naming origins, too. Wikipedia has a suggestion on its page for the Turk's Head Knot:

The knot takes its name from a notional resemblance to a turban though a turban is wound rather than interwoven.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turk%27s_head_knot

by **MikeRodenak** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 2:48 pm

Found this on the Turk's Head knot:

http://www.animatedknots.com/turkshead/index.php?LogoImage=LogoGrog.jpg&Website=www.animatedknots.com

I don't think the peak resembles the knot either, I wonder if its just a simple play on words from the peak being next to Grand Turk?

Newly named Spencer Peak near Silverton

Newly named Spencer Peak near Silverton

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