Mount Hooker (Wyoming)
| Mount Hooker | |
|---|---|
 The steep north face of Mount Hooker rises beyond Grave Lake | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,509 ft (3,813 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 704 ft (215 m)[1] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Hooker Sublette and Fremont County, Wyoming, U.S. | |
| Parent range | Wind River Range |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Bonneville |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | class 5.0 to class 5.14a |
Mount Hooker (12,509 feet (3,813 m)) is located in the Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming.[3] Mount Hooker was named for Joseph Dalton Hooker, prominent 19th century British botanist and explorer.[2] The north and east slopes of Mount Hooker present some of the tallest and steepest vertical cliffs in Wyoming and the peak is also remote, being more than 20 mi (32 km) from a road. The formidable 1,800-foot (550 m) north face of Mount Hooker was first climbed in 1964 by renowned Yosemite Valley climber Royal Robbins along with Dick McCracken and Charlie Raymond, who took over three days to scale the cliff face.[4] In 2013, a team free climbed one pitch rated at class 5.14a, grade VI during a multiple-day ascent requiring five other pitches rated above 5.12.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Mount Hooker, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ^ a b "Mount Hooker". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ^ Mount Bonneville, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ^ Kelsey, Joe (January 1, 1994). Climbing and Hiking in the Wind River Mountains (2 ed.). Falcon Guides. p. 71. ISBN 978-0934641708.
- ^ MacDonald, Dougald (September 18, 2013). "5.14 on Mt. Hooker: Hardest Alpine Wall in Wyoming". Climbing. Retrieved March 16, 2014.