Distance to baffle: want platform advice for deterring squirrels

[Namir Gharaibeh]

Apologies if this has been asked before...I couldn't find anything.

I want to make a platform 2' x 2'. It will be mounted on a pole. It will be required to be near trees. This is unavoidable.

Here's what I know about squirrels: 

Jump horizontally 8 feet
Leap vertically 4 feet from standing position
Drop from heights of 15 feet and land safely

I want to put a baffle ABOVE the platform. My questions is, based on the Crowbox, crow's claustrophobia, and squirrel acrobatics, how high above the platform should the baffle be?

Thanks in advance...

CrowKing in Up Nort MI

[Katjo Mencanto (Jackalgirl)]

I don't have an answer to this, but want to +1 the question.  I'm interested in this as well.  I know that there are roller-bar tops for fences (mounted on bearings) that people can install to, say, keep cats from being able to jump onto the top of a fence (the bar rolls and dumps them off again); I don't know how effective this would be for squirrels, whether it would work better with a baffle or platform (if the baffle is too high, it might not work, not sure).  I'd like to know if anyone has any experience with anti-squirrel measures (which I imagine would involve both anti-squirrel protection *and* making sure the little furry guys know that they can go to their own feeder or something).

Cheers, 

 -- JG