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George Bracksieck · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Oct 2008 · Points: 3,920

I think Scott should go next. He narrowed the search. 

Scott Patterson · · Grand Junction, CO · Joined Dec 2005 · Points: 302

I don't think anyone will get this one as far as the exact peaks so name any specific place within 200 miles of the peaks and I'll consider it a correct answer.

If this proves too hard to get; I'll post something else or turn it over to someone else.  Perhaps it will be fun to see some mountains that don't get seen often though.

Eric Craig · · Santa Cruz · Joined Sep 2024 · Points: 5

Southeast Alaska 

Norm Larson · · Wilson, Wy. · Joined Jan 2008 · Points: 75

Greenland

Scott Patterson · · Grand Junction, CO · Joined Dec 2005 · Points: 302
Norm Larsonwrote:

Greenland

It is in Greenland.  Greenland is a big place though, but maybe it's too tedious to try and narrow down?

Anyway, the peaks are labeled Niviarsiat on the map and I have no idea if any of them have ever been climbed or even attempted (though they don't look extremely difficult).  I took the photo from a mountain named Naajat Qaqqaa.

You're up.

Norm Larson · · Wilson, Wy. · Joined Jan 2008 · Points: 75

That was too general Scott. Please post another one. You have great photos.

Scott Patterson · · Grand Junction, CO · Joined Dec 2005 · Points: 302

I think the other one I posted would be too hard for anything but a general answer.

Anyway, here's one of the prettiest mountains in the world in my opinion and it looks like a different mountain from every direction.  

Not Torre Egger or Baintha Brakk and a long way from both, but one of these answers is on the right continent.


There's also a clue in the original post.

It's on a different continent than Siguniang.

It's not Cayesh, but you're in the right region of the world.

Jennifer Zuber · · over by Spokane · Joined Jul 2024 · Points: 30

Torre Egger?

George Bracksieck · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Oct 2008 · Points: 3,920

Baintha Brakk

George Bracksieck · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Oct 2008 · Points: 3,920

Cayesh?

Jennifer Zuber · · over by Spokane · Joined Jul 2024 · Points: 30

Alpamayo?

Marc-Andre Giasson · · Arlington, MA · Joined Jul 2018 · Points: 0

Jirishanca?

Scott Patterson · · Grand Junction, CO · Joined Dec 2005 · Points: 302

Jirishanca is correct.  The big clue was that it looks like a different mountain from different directions.  A few posts ago I posted Jirishanca, but it looks like entirely different mountain from this angle.  Besides, it's such a beautiful mountain it deserves to get posted twice!

Jake907 · · Anchorage Alaska · Joined Jul 2007 · Points: 5
Scott Pattersonwrote:

Jirishanca is correct.  The big clue was that it looks like a different mountain from different directions.  A few posts ago I posted Jirishanca, but it looks like entirely different mountain from this angle.  Besides, it's such a beautiful mountain it deserves to get posted twice!

3x. I've also shared a photo of Jirishanca 

Marc-Andre Giasson · · Arlington, MA · Joined Jul 2018 · Points: 0

I'm running out of mountain pics, so let's try something a bit different.

Name the highest dune. It goes by more than one name, so any of them will do. It's the highest summit in the area, "climbed" my many tourists (you can see a couple on the summit), so I think it's a fair challenge. There's even at least one peer-reviewed article published about it in a well-known journal. I'll give some more clues later if needed, and if nobody gets it I'll post a gimme mountain pic instead. Thanks for indulging me.

Hint: As Scott mentioned, the dune is in Morocco near the Algerian border. A recent article (2024) about it was published in Nature. Scientists somehow figured out a way to date the dune - it is ~13,000 years old.

Scott Patterson · · Grand Junction, CO · Joined Dec 2005 · Points: 302

I just went so won't answer, but if it's the one in Morocco (next to the Algeria border) with the initials EC I went there with my daughter several years ago.  It was a cool trip.

Then again, most sand dunes do look the same so it might be somewhere else.

Marc-Andre Giasson · · Arlington, MA · Joined Jul 2018 · Points: 0
Scott Pattersonwrote:

I just went so won't answer, but if it's the one in Morocco (next to the Algeria border) with the initials EC I went there with my daughter several years ago.  It was a cool trip.

You've really been everywhere! It is indeed a cool place.

The dune field is EC. The name of the dune itself is different. It's a star dune; the tallest kind of dunes. Let's see if someone else can guess the name.

Scott Patterson · · Grand Junction, CO · Joined Dec 2005 · Points: 302

It's in Erg Chebbi if anyone wants a clue.  Initials LL.

I'm not sure if others have lost interest in the thread or this one really is hard. 

I agree that it would be great if more people participated.  

Marc-Andre Giasson · · Arlington, MA · Joined Jul 2018 · Points: 0

I guess it was too obscure. Tons of people visit it, but the name isn't very well known. It is Lalla Lallia, a.k.a. Lalla Merzouga. Worth the detour if you ever are in Morocco.

Here's one that everyone knows, even if you've never been there. Millions of non-climbers know it too. Name the highest peak.

Jennifer Zuber · · over by Spokane · Joined Jul 2024 · Points: 30

Mt Washington?

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