Split Mountain (Wyoming)
Appearance
Split Mountain | |
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Sublette County, Wyoming, Wyoming, U.S. | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 13,161 ft (4,011 m)[1] |
Prominence | 595 ft (181 m)[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Sublette County, Wyoming, Wyoming, U.S. |
Parent range | Wind River Range |
Topo map | USGS Gannett Peak |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Batholith |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1931 (Gustav Koven, Theodore Koven and Paul Petzoldt) |
Split Mountain (13,161 ft (4,011 m)) is located in the Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming.[3] Split Mountain is the 22nd highest peak in Wyoming.[4] Split Mountain is in the Bridger Wilderness of Bridger-Teton National Forest and is about .70 mi (1.13 km) northwest of Twin Peaks and 1 mi (1.6 km) southeast of Mount Whitecap. Mammoth Glacier is on the northeast slopes of the peak while the smaller Baby Glacier flows down from a spur to the northwest.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Split Mountain, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
- ^ "Split Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
- ^ a b Gannett Peak, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved December 8, 2013.
- ^ "Wyoming 13,000-foot Peaks". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved December 8, 2013.