Flake Mountains and Willis Draw on the Seviers Plateau

The Flake Mountains stand alone above the snow on a beautiful winters day. Sitting high above the Seiver Plateau north of Bryce Canyon National Park these are small mountains with a peak of only  8,048 ft / 2,453 m.

This mountains are located within the boundaries of the Dixie National Forest on the Sevier Plateau towering above John's Valley and the Sevier River. 

In this photo to the left of the Mountains is a flat area called  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. 
(Research Source) 

I lensed this picture after taking off from Bryce Canyon Airport a few miles to the south and came upon this scene when turning north to fly through 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.   

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This image is from my ongoing project in which I am trying to raise  awareness of the 47% of the USA and 90% of Canada that remain  unpopulated wilderness.

Where Eagles Fly - The American Wilderness Expedition is my personal  mission to introduce people to these amazing locations that surround us.

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