Mount Woodrow Wilson
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| Mount Woodrow Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 13,502 ft (4,115 m) |
| Prominence | 502 ft (153 m) [1] |
| Location | |
| Location | Fremont / Sublette counties, Wyoming, USA |
| Range | Wind River Range |
| Coordinates | 43°10′00″N 109°39′08″W / 43.1666667°N 109.65222°WCoordinates: 43°10′00″N 109°39′08″W / 43.1666667°N 109.65222°W |
| Topo map | USGS Gannett Peak |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1924 by Albert Bessine, Edgar Doll and Carol Thompson-Jones |
Mount Woodrow Wilson (13,502 ft / 4,115 m) is located in the Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming.[2] The peak is the eighth highest in the range and the ninth highest in Wyoming.[1] The summit is located in the Bridger Wilderness of Bridger-Teton National Forest, immediately west of the Continental Divide. The eastern and western flanks of the mountain are covered in snowfields and glaciers, including Dinwoody Glacier to the northeast and Mammoth Glacier to the west.
It is named after the American president Woodrow Wilson.
[edit] Cited references
- ^ a b "Mount Woodrow Wilson, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=5361. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
- ^ "Mount Woodrow Wilson, USGS Gannett Peak (WY) Topo Map" (Map). TopoQuest (USGS Quads). http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=43.1669&lon=-109.65154&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=DRG&size=l&s=50. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
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