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San Rafael Swell > The Wickiup, UT. > Comments
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| Bob Sihler | Nice page | |
Voted 10/10 | Your recent photo of this formation got me interested in checking out this peak when I visit the Swell in October. This page has a lot of good information to help. I also attached this page to my Badlands page and will soon update that page accordingly. | |
| Posted Mar 21, 2009 9:50 am | ||
| Klenke | Interesting | |
Voted 10/10 | An interesting rock formation. But how come no mention of what a wickiup is in the overview? A wickiup is a type of tepee. | |
| Posted Mar 21, 2009 1:01 pm | ||
| Ejnar Fjerdingstad | Interesting | |
Voted 10/10 | that it might be a volcano, it looks like one too, on the map. It is still beyond me why anybody would call this a tepee! | |
| Posted Mar 21, 2009 2:19 pm | ||
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| Wasatchvoyage | Re: Interesting | |
Hasn't voted | Thanks for the comments on this. I've updated the overview section with the definition of "Wickiup," and the most likely source of the name for the mountain. | |
| Posted Mar 21, 2009 11:54 pm | ||
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| Klenke | Re: Interesting | |
Voted 10/10 | Heh heh, a breast and nipple it is more like than a Wickiup, but PC'ness being what it is these days... | |
| Posted Mar 23, 2009 7:27 pm | ||
| Tracy | "Rest Stop" hike | |
Voted 10/10 | Great page for one of those peaks I like to call a rest stop hike. Very informative with good exhibits. | |
| Posted Mar 21, 2009 11:52 pm | ||
| lcarreau | Hey there WV ... | |
Voted 10/10 | This formation lies in the San Rafael Swell area off 1-70, right? When I look on the topo, I see several areas marked "prospects." What exactly do these prospects consist of - are they old mine shafts? I think the rest of us "got shafted" for not discovering this wonderful place much more quicker. | |
| Posted Mar 22, 2009 12:36 am | ||
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| Wasatchvoyage | Re: Hey there WV ... | |
Hasn't voted | The Wickiup is just north of I-70. There are mine dumps all over the Swell area. Most of them were from the Uranium era, circa 1940's to the late 1950's. There are a couple old uranium mines very near the Wickiup area as well. Some of the prospect locations still have old cabins, chutes and old rusting equipment still there in place. Most of these prospect areas and mines are located in the Mossback Member, a part of the Chinle Formation geologically speaking. A lot of the old bulldozed mining roads that cross the area are now designated by the BLM for off road use, ATV's, AWD's, etc. The San Rafael Swell area as a whole is a huge playground, a fantastic area. One could spend weeks or even months there and still not see it all. | |
| Posted Mar 22, 2009 12:58 am | ||
| Lolli | What is | |
Voted 10/10 | "BLM land"? | |
| Posted Mar 22, 2009 2:38 pm | ||
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| Wasatchvoyage | Re: What is | |
Hasn't voted | BLM is an abbreviation for Bureau of Land Management. | |
| Posted Mar 22, 2009 5:00 pm | ||
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| Lolli | Re: What is | |
Voted 10/10 | ok... public land, then? Why would they (= why are they able to) revoke access for the public? If it's public, it's "everybody's", isn't it? | |
| Posted Mar 22, 2009 8:33 pm | ||
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| Wasatchvoyage | Re: What is | |
Hasn't voted | It is public land, the BLM governs the uses of land available to the public. In effect if a specific area suffers over usage from ATV's, the BLM will cordon off that specific area for restoration purposes. Access is still available, however they can limit the way you access and impact the area. | |
| Posted Mar 22, 2009 10:21 pm | ||
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