jump ups

Submitted: Tuesday, Mar 24, 2009 at 06:57
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I have done a fair bit of travelling over the years and maybe i have come across jump ups before, however what exactly is a jump up, they're on maps nowadays such as magpie jump up
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Reply By: Rockape - Tuesday, Mar 24, 2009 at 07:51

Tuesday, Mar 24, 2009 at 07:51
A jump up, is where you are driving along a plain and go up a rise to another level and stay at that level, it is like a minnie tableland. Normally only a max of a couple of hundred feet in elevation.

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Reply By: Robin Miller - Tuesday, Mar 24, 2009 at 07:57

Tuesday, Mar 24, 2009 at 07:57
Pretty much as the phrase says One Way Ticket.

Where a ground level changes to a higher level.
Often at a convient place to drive up to the new height.

Many groups use it as a generic term , like a plateau.
I was surprized when a family member said he would meet us at the top of the jump up in Knox City shopping centre - he meant at the top of the escalator.

In our field of motocross racing its a part of the track with a steep slope to the next level.
You ride up a ramp at speed and you jump 50 ft and when you land its on the new higher level , hence jump-up.
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Reply By: Olsen's 4WD Tours and Training - Tuesday, Mar 24, 2009 at 10:05

Tuesday, Mar 24, 2009 at 10:05
Jump-up also refers to what Americans call a mesa. Such as you may see in what is known locally as the jump-up country between Winton and Boulia QLD.
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Reply By: Anthony (Vic) - Tuesday, Mar 24, 2009 at 13:07

Tuesday, Mar 24, 2009 at 13:07
A jump up pic taken heading east from Boulia ...

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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (NT) - Tuesday, Mar 24, 2009 at 13:39

Tuesday, Mar 24, 2009 at 13:39
That's not a Jump Up...thats just a hill ,

There's a beauty just west of Maree .

Someone show him a real jump up

The best I can do is a google shot of Bang Bang jump up between Burke & Wills Roadhouse and Normanton.

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Follow Up By: Anthony (Vic) - Tuesday, Mar 24, 2009 at 14:04

Tuesday, Mar 24, 2009 at 14:04
dam ... the guy that sold it to me guaranteed it was a genuine Jump-up … :-))
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (NT) - Tuesday, Mar 24, 2009 at 14:33

Tuesday, Mar 24, 2009 at 14:33
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Take it back and get a refund......?
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Reply By: GoneTroppo Member (FNQ) - Tuesday, Mar 24, 2009 at 13:22

Tuesday, Mar 24, 2009 at 13:22
Jump ups used to be a popular diversion for road train drivers.

Many on busy routes have had the gradient reduced to avoid having to have an extra prime mover or dozer handy.
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (NT) - Tuesday, Mar 24, 2009 at 13:40

Tuesday, Mar 24, 2009 at 13:40
Like Hayes Creek eh

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