| 1. | l500' minimum gain on foot |
| 2. | Within 500 mile radius of Los Angeles. |
| 3. | Peak should have desirable characteristics such as, a good summit view, domination of the area, non-trivial route finding, flora and fauna, exceptional environs and located in the desert. |
| 4. | It should be led on a DPS scheduled trip. |
| 5. | Legally accessible to the public. |
| We welcome any comments that you may have on these guidelines. | |
Probably a better name for Pico Rasco on our DPS Qualifying List would be Risco de Guadalupe, Pico Risco or Pico Riscoso for the following reasons:
1. The word "rasco" does not appear in various Spanish dictionaries. However, the words "risco " and "riscoso" do. In a comprehensive dictionary (E.Williams, "Spanish and English Dictionary--Diccionario Ingles y Espanol", Holt, Rinehart and Winston, N.Y.,1962, Revised) the noun "el risco" is defined as a cliff or crag, and the adjective "riscoso" as cragged.
2. A U.S. topographic map of the area (Series 1501., Sheet N1 l1-12 with the caveat that it may be used only by U.S. and Mexican Government officials with any exception requiring official Mexican approval) identifies our peak as Risco de Guadalupe. Note use of the word "Risco".
3. The owner of the Banos de Guadalupe camp confirms the correctness of the name Risco de Guadalupe shown on the map. He frequently calls the peak Risco. It is definitely not "Pico Rasco".
The map's contour lines (50 meter interval) outline our beautiful peak and show a high spot at each end of its elongated summit with a slight saddle in between. Both high spots are depicted as a tiny ellipse by a 1500 meter (4920 foot) contour line, and this accords well with the 4900 foot elevation given in the September/October 1974 DPS Newsletter. The map does not name our peak.
