Flake Mountain Utah
In this short picture story I take you along the side of Flake Mountain, a 8,048 ft / 2,453 m mountain peak near Panguitch, Utah, United States. This mountain is the 789th highest mountain in Utah and the 9,471st highest mountain in the United States.
Located within the boundaries of the Dixie National Forest, It sits on the Sevier Plateau towering above John's Valley near the Bryce Canyon National Park. It is a couple of miles north of the Bryce Canyon Airport where I always stop to refuel when I am shooting in the area.
In this photo to the left of the Mountains is Willis Draw and you can see Spring Creek which runs to the south of Flake Mountain into the East Fork of the Sevier River. This area was a seasonal high elevation hunting ground for the Southern Paiute First Nations Tribes.
The Paunsaugunt and Sevier Plateaus were used for seasonal hunting and gathering activities, but there is no evidence of any long term permanent settlements. I took this picture after taking off from Bryce Canyon Airport heading north into the mountains.
From an elevation of 2,000 feet above the ground you can clearly seen into the valley that separates the two flattop mountains that are together called Flake Mountain. This image is from my project ~ Where Eagles Fly ~ The American Wilderness Expedition.
Yeeehaw!!!
Nice! Do you just travel around taking photos? Is it your job? It is kind of my dream job, to be honest.
Gliten, I am an aerial wilderness photographer and filmmaker. I wouldn't call it a job as it is more of an obsession really. I just truly love seeing the world from this unique space, and I truly love sharing this experience with folks that don't have the opportunity to experience the planet like this. I'm glad you like the images and thanks for your support!
Incredible view! Thanks for sharing.
Awesome place, wild as it gets!! must be cold in winter there ;)
Carlos, it is not like the Arctic circle but it does get quite chilly there. I love that entire plateau.
Haven't been here, although I was just up in the hills above Fairview this week. No snow there, anymore, but the weather was perfect. Great work on this!
The wilderness of US never ceases to amaze me. So much diversity.
From this perspective high up in the sky, nothing has changed since the days of the Paiute tribes.
That is absolutely correct... and this is part of the story I tell in that these images are visions shared way back into ancient times! Glad you are aware of that.... thanks
great depth. What kind of lens did you use?
Thanks! This image was shot with an 80mm Hassleblad lens on an H5D body with a 60MPX back.