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rex_swiss t1_j2jn75b wrote

Reply to comment by erike1666 in Moab, UT [OC] [3024x4032] by millenniosaurus

It's still more photogenic than anything east of the Mississippi...

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bajillionth_porn t1_j2l9z8j wrote

Have you seen the smokies or Appalachians?

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rex_swiss t1_j2lc7aw wrote

Yes, plenty, from Alabama to Maine. The La Sals in this picture are twice as high as those.

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ShowMeYourMinerals t1_j2lpotf wrote

Well, the Colorado Plateau has a lot to do with the altitude of these mountains… the La Sals are only like 12k. And with your logic that means most peaks in the central Rockies are prettier than this picture of Utah…

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Willbily t1_j2mlh1t wrote

Twice as high in elevation above sea level*

Porcupine Rim Lookout (pictured) is 7360’, the road immediately below it is ‘6000. Thats a 1200’ prominence which is a typical Western North Carolina prominence.

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rex_swiss t1_j2ofix5 wrote

From Porcupine Rim you're looking down 1300' to head of Castle Valley, and up over 5000' to the top of the La Sal range. There's no where in the east with that kind of "verticality" view. I'll admit a landscape or panorama shot from here would have been much more inclusive of the incredible change in geography and geology, with Alpine mountains in front of you and deserts, mesas, buttes and a major river canyon around to your left. Driving the La Sal mountain loop road from Moab is one incredible geographic journey.

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Willbily t1_j3ef71c wrote

Thank you for the clarification. That’s incredible!

But not twice as high as everything in the east. There are a few exceptions

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bajillionth_porn t1_j2ldbwz wrote

But those ranges have some absolutely gorgeous areas in them - I just think that saying this is more photogenic than anything east of the Mississippi is a bit much. Especially because height doesn’t automatically equal photogenic

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