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Knife Point Mountain
Knife Point Mountain is located in Wyoming
Knife Point Mountain
Knife Point Mountain
Highest point
Elevation13,007 ft (3,965 m)[1]
Prominence641 ft (195 m)[1]
Geography
LocationSublette and Fremont County, Wyoming, U.S.
Parent rangeWind River Range
Topo mapUSGS Fremont Peak South
Climbing
First ascent1926 (Albert R. Ellingwood and Stephen Hart)[1]

Knife Point Mountain (13,007 ft (3,965 m)) is located in the northern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming.[3] Situated 2.7 mi (4.3 km) southeast of Fremont Peak, Knife Point Mountain is on the Continental Divide. North of Knife Point Mountain is the origination point of Knife Point Glacier, while Harrower Glacier lies just to the west.[3] Knife Point Mountain is the 32nd tallest peak in Wyoming.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Knife Point Mountain, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
  2. ^ "Knife Point Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Fremont Peak South, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved November 23, 2013.
  4. ^ "Wyoming 13,000-foot Peaks". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 23, 2013.