Name That Skyline - Picture Game

[pvpeacock]

Yes. St. George!

 

[pvtpublic]

This isn't your normal mountain scene.

 

[Northern_Brewer]

Looks like the trees have been inundated, so either it's some kind of tidal thing or we're looking at a reservoir created by daming a river?

Overall vibe feels a bit like the Yakima Gorge but it's not that. So somewhere in the Cascades?

 

[pvpeacock]

My initial thought is Mt. St. Helens area. Spirit Lake or Toutle River.

 

[pvtpublic]

Spirit Lake is closest, but not the correct state. All guesses have been too far west.

 

[govner1]

Spirit Lake is closest, but not the correct state. All guesses have been too far west.

Looks like Quake Lake. East of Lake Hebron on the Madison in Montana

 

[pvtpublic]

Looks like Quake Lake. East of Lake Hebron on the Madison in Montana

Quake Lake is right!
In 1959 an earthquake (7.5 on the Richter) caused the entire north side of the mountain to come crashing down into the valley, damming up the river and creating that lake. 28 people lost their lives that night.

 

[govner1]

 

[pvtpublic]

This looks like it's the same general (very general) area as Quake Lake.
Idaho?

 

[govner1]

Same general area but not Idaho

 

[govner1]

North of the Idaho border by 10-15 miles depending upon your route

 

[govner1]

More hints needed?
Well known area on this river. It’s west of Ennis

 

[pvtpublic]

So Alder Gulch, then? Near Virginia City

 

[govner1]

No. You’re too far west. It’s I had a typo. It’s west of Quake Lake and east of Ennis.

 

[pvtpublic]

Ennis is north of Quake Lake. The only river there would be the Madison. That area is my hunting grounds.
Edit: It looked familiar at first, but I couldn't put my finger on it. But that looks like it's the shelf along the the Madison near the rest stop, just north of Cliff and Wade lakes

 

[govner1]

You are on the correct path/river. What’s this area callled?

 

[pvtpublic]

It doesn't have a name that I'm aware of.

 

[govner1]

Yes, it does. It’s well known by locals and anyone that has floated down the Madison

 

[pvtpublic]

I am a local lol

It's not Bear Trap canyon is it? Your directions have been off if so

 

[govner1]

No, it’s an area along the Madison that is named for the cliffs you see

 

[govner1]

Sent you a PM

 

[pvtpublic]

I got it, we went looking for moose just over the bench there just this year. No luck though. Most people float Bear Trap these days, instead of your posted pic. I'll let others guess now since you've revealed it to me.

 

[govner1]

I got it, we went looking for moose just over the bench there just this year. No luck though. Most people float Bear Trap these days, instead of your posted pic. I'll let others guess now since you've revealed it to me.

Sorry for the confusion but it was always known to me by the name I gave you and you can even Goggle it and get many pictures of the area.
Beautiful trout!

 

[pvtpublic]

I did Google it after you told me, and sure enough, you were right!

 

[beermanpete]

Greycliff?

 

[govner1]

The only Greycliff I know is a wonderful restaurant in the Bahamas.

 

[govner1]

Again it’s a well known stretch of the Madison River east of Ennis Montana

 

[pvtpublic]

Grey Cliff in Montana is way further out east. It's on I-90 along the Yellowstone river and has a really serendipitous little cheese shop/motel/fishing access

@govner1 , I'll give you a hand lol

Everyone else: it's in Madison County, MT, happy hunting

 

[govner1]

Nobody???

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Too obscure even a local struggled, put another one that is less hard please