Mount Moran
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| Mount Moran | |
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 Mount Moran and Jackson Lake |
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| Elevation | 12,605 feet (3,842 m) |
| Location | Wyoming, USA |
| Range | Teton Range |
| Prominence | 2605 feet (794 m) |
| Coordinates | |
| Topo map | USGS Gannett Peak |
| First ascent | July 22, 1922 |
| Easiest route | CMC Face Class 5.4 |
Mount Moran is a mountain in Grand Teton National Park of western Wyoming, United States. The mountain is named for Thomas Moran, an American western frontier landscape artist. Mount Moran dominates the northern section of the Teton Range rising 6,000 feet (1,830 m) above Jackson Lake. Several active glaciers exist on the mountain with Skillet Glacier plainly visible on the monolithic east face.
The first ascent was made on July 22, 1922 by LeGrand Hardy, Bennet McNulty and Ben C. Rich of the Chicago Mountaineering Club.
[edit] External links
- Mt. Moran on SummitPost.org
- A climb of Mount Moran trip report with photos and video.
- Mt. Moran Photo Gallery of CMC route
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