Sadies Nipple (6800+ft).
Mollies
Nipple (7271-ft).
Ferns Nipple (7067-ft).
Nellies Nipple
(4641-ft).
Desert Princess Nipple (5779-ft).
The Nipple (9342-ft
VABM
Nipple (5879- ).
Nipple Butte (5210-et).
Black Tit
(4640-ft).
Brassiere Hills (2405-ft West-Cup and 2360-ft
East-Cup) |
WES
SHELBERG
SAN DIEGO |
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Prologue. A previous Desert Sage (#190, May/July, 1987) described climbs
of Nellies Nipple and The Nipple. The present communication describes climbs of
other cone-like formations that surveyors and topographers have named as a
"Nipple" and that I have identified by searching over 3,100 topographic maps
and quadrangles covering parts of Arizona, California, Nevada and Utah.
Invariably, cartographers omit the apostrophe designating possessive case,
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2. Sadies
Nipple. Explored 10 Oct 87. Sadies Nipple is named as such on the:
- Boulder Town Quad (Utah, 7. 5-Min,
1964, Coordinates 638964).
- US Forest Service Visitors Map, Dixie
National Forest (Powell, Escalante and Teasdale Ranger Districts), 1982. Map
Coordinates I-4.
Sadies Nipple is highly visible from
certain vantage points around Boulder, Utah and aptly named, being a steep cone
sitting on the very end of a serrated, narrow ridge. Three sides of the cone
plunge precipitously to the bottom of the ridge (about 280-ft of elevation
below the cones vertex) while the fourth climbable side descends steeply to a
short ridge-top saddle (about 80-ft of elevation below the vertex) that also
connects to a nondescript, flat-top peaklet about as high as the cone. The cone
and supporting ridge are cross-bedded sandstone having a white/yellow hue,
except that the cone's top perhaps 50-ft is somewhat darker. A typically
colorful Southern Utah landscape was seen from Sadies Nipple's summit (i.e.,
from about 5-ft below the scanty summit area which seemed too weathered for
safe climbing in view of the horrendous exposure on three sides). Views
included a vast wilderness of white/ yellow, cross-bedded sandstone with
blotches of red (a region of bare undulating stone and high, vertically- walled
monoliths); forests of pine, pinyon, juniper and manzanita: the enormous and
forested Boulder Mountain to the north from which volcanic boulders have been
transported by water over the country surrounding Sadies Nipple; and Mt. Ellen
and Millers in the Henry Mountains to the east.
To climb Sadies Nipple,
proceed to Boulder, Utah (Boulder Town on the topo map) and park at the Rodeo
Grounds at the north end of town on State Route 12 (at the national forest
boundary). Mike directly east cross-country to the snout of the Sadies Nipple
ridge, proceed along the east side of that ridge (along the stream for a short
distance) and climb to the saddle between that ridge and the circular hill with
the printed hill elevation of 6671-ft (saddle coordinates: 640966), climb the
cross-bedded sandstone to the short saddle between Sadies Nipple and its
neighbor peaklet, and then climb the Nipple from that upper saddle.
Note: The road shown on the topo map that proceeds east from Boulder Town
and turns into an alleged "jeep trail" that crosses the desired saddle at
coordinates 640966 has been blocked off to vehicle/foot traffic. The "jeep
trail" is in reality the original wagon trail pioneers used to access the
region. Vehicle denial will serve its preservation. |
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3. Mollies
Nipple. Explored 15 Oct 87. Mollies Nipple is:
- Named as such (and also as Moll) on
the Deer Range Point Quad (Utah, 7.5-Min, 1966 (1978 Revision), Coordinates
065252) .Topo gives 7271-ft.
- Given as elevation 7268-ft (but not
named) on the "Southwestern Utah Nap" (map section D-4). This is published by
the Utah Travel Council, Council Mall, Capitol Mill, Salt Lake City, Utah,
84112 and is available at the BLM Office in Kanab, Utah. This map shows land
ownership/ administration and back-country roads, but not all vehicle
tracks/trails show on the map so it must be used cautiously in some
areas.
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