Bears Ears National Monument: Jacobs Chair

Jacobs Chair Above White Canyon
Bears Ears National Monument. Utah. May 14, 2016.
Copyright © 2017 A. F. Litt, All Rights Reserved
www.aflitt.com/bearsearsnm

Originally I wanted to post a longer collection of photos from the Valley of the Gods along with the "quick" tour post, but the tour post is turning into a monster, so I decided to throw this up instead. Why not celebrate the Bears Ears National Monument deadline day with multiple posts?

This formation is located near the western boundary (as of June 2017) of the monument, a little south from Hite on Lake Powell.  It was named after a local rancher who died in a horse accident in White Canyon near here, according to the first two videos below.

The summit elevation is 6,775 feet, and the tower itself is 270 feet.

Ok, back to editing photos for the "tour" post!
 

Jacobs Chair
Bears Ears National Monument. Utah. May 14, 2016.
Copyright © 2017 A. F. Litt, All Rights Reserved
www.aflitt.com/bearsearsnm

Video (By Others...)

BLM: Bears Ears National Monument Map (as of June 2017) - PDF

https://sites.google.com/site/aaronflitt/documents/national-monuments-at-risk/BLM%20Utah%20BearsEarsNationalMonumentMap%20-%202017-06.pdf

Links

To comment on the monument review process (due July 10, 2017):

https://www.regulations.gov/comment?D=DOI-2017-0002-0001

Rubble:

Bears Ears National Monument: A Quick Tour of a Monument at Risk
http://rubble.blogspot.com/2017/06/bears-ears-nm-quick-tour.html

Bears Ears National Monument: Video and Links Collection

http://rubble.blogspot.com/2017/04/bears-ears-nm-video-collection.html

Bears Ears National Monument: Valley of the Gods

http://rubble.blogspot.com/2017/06/bears-ears-nm-valley-of-the-gods.html

Bears Ears National Monument: Jacobs Chair

http://rubble.blogspot.com/2017/06/bears-ears-nm-jacobs-chair.html

Bears Ears National Monument: Butler Wash

http://rubble.blogspot.com/2017/06/bears-ears-national-monument-butler-wash.html 

BLM: 

Website: 

https://www.blm.gov/programs/national-conservation-lands/utah/bears-ears-national-monument

BLM Utah on flikr: 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/blmutah

BLM on flikr: 

https://flic.kr/s/aHskNHMMoC

Grand Gulch Map:
https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/documents/files/BLMUtahGrandGulchMap.pdf

Bear Ears National Monument Map (Very detailed - the best one I've found):

https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/documents/files/BLMUtahBearsEarsNationalMonumentMap.pdf

USFS: 

Website: https://www.fs.fed.us/visit/bears-ears-national-monument

Map: https://www.fs.fed.us/sites/default/files/bears-ears-map.pdf

Wikipedia: 

Bears Ears NM: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bears_Ears_National_Monument

Valley of the Gods: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_of_the_Gods

Department of the Interior:

Department of the Interior Press release on Bears Ears Monument Review (June 13, 2017)

https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=DOI-2017-0002-153322

Presidential Proclamation -- Establishment of the Bears Ears National Monument:

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/12/28/proclamation-establishment-bears-ears-national-monument

Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition:

http://bearsearscoalition.org/

Friends of Cedar Mesa:

https://www.friendsofcedarmesa.org

Instagram: 

https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/638489632942692/bears-ears-national-monument/

The Atlantic: 

Will Bears Ears Remain a National Monument?

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/06/bears-ears-review-interior-secretary-ryan-zinke/529590

Utah residents to Ryan Zinke: Hands off Bears Ears! (New analysis of submitted comments finds overwhelming in-state support for national monuments)
https://medium.com/westwise/utah-residents-to-ryan-zinke-hands-off-bears-ears-e2684046a3b4

Salt Lake Tribune: 

Sources: Zinke to urge diminishing size of Bears Ears National Monument (June 12, 2017)

http://www.sltrib.com/news/5393496-155/sources-zinke-to-urge-diminishing-size

Op-ed: State politicians may not support our newest monument but real Utahns do (June 9, 2017)
http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/5359199-155/op-ed-state-politicians-may-not-support

Theodore Roosevelt IV: Bear Ears: A story of what passes and what endures

http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/5368689-155/theodore-roosevelt-iv-bear-ears-a

Jewell defends Bears Ears monument process

http://www.sltrib.com/news/5216776-155/jewell-defends-bears-ears-monument-process

BLM yanks oil and gas leases proposed near Zion after complaints from residents

http://www.sltrib.com/home/5352062-155/blm-yanks-oil-and-gas-leases

Deseret News: 

BLM, Forest Service plotting next steps for Bears Ears

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865671498/BLM-Forest-Service-plotting-next-steps-for-Bears-Ears.html

San Juan Record:

Secretary Zinke recommends reduced size of Bears Ears National Monument (June 13, 2017)

http://www.sjrnews.com/view/full_story/27432555/article-Secretary-Zinke-recommends-reduced-size-of-Bears-Ears-National-Monument

Sec. Zinke to make Bears Ears recommendation (June 6, 2017)

http://sjrnews.com/view/full_story/27428843/article-Sec--Zinke-to-make-Bears-Ears-recommendation

Bears Ears National Monument designation disastrous for Utah grassroots Navajos (April 12, 2016)
http://sjrnews.com/view/full_story/27152945/article-Bears-Ears-National-Monument-designation-disastrous-for-Utah-grassroots-Navajos

NPR:

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Reviews Bears Ears National Monument (June 9, 2017)
http://www.npr.org/2017/06/09/532289014/interior-secretary-ryan-zinke-reviews-bears-ears-national-monument

With National Monuments Under Review, Bears Ears Is Focus Of Fierce Debate (May 5, 2017)
http://www.npr.org/2017/05/05/526860725/with-national-monuments-under-review-bears-ears-is-focus-of-fierce-debate

Utah’s Bears Ears monument is a rock star for night skies – and mineral resources

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article142682279.html#storylink=cpy

The Wilderness Society:

Photo gallery: Utah's Bears Ears region is a natural & cultural treasure

http://wilderness.org/photo-gallery-utahs-bears-ears-region-natural-cultural-treasure

Unprecedented outpouring of support for Bears Ears shown during official comment period

https://wilderness.org/press-release/unprecedented-outpouring-support-bears-ears-shown-during-official-comment-period

National Monuments in Danger:

CLICK HERE for posts about the monuments being "reviewed" by the Trump Administration

To comment on the monument review process (due July 10, 2017):

https://www.regulations.gov/comment?D=DOI-2017-0002-0001