Rendezvous Mountain

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Rendezvous Mountain
Elevation 10,450 ft (3,185 m) (North Peak)
Location Wyoming, USA
Range Teton Range
Prominence 530 ft (161 m)
Coordinates 43°35′50″N, 110°52′14″W
Topo map USGS Teton Village

Rendezvous Mountain is a large mountain massif located in the southern Teton Range. The west and northern flanks of the mountain are in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, while the remainder of the massif is in Bridger-Teton National Forest.[1][2] The mountain massif extends for a distance of 5 miles (8 km) between Granite Canyon to the north and Phillips Canyon to the south. Though there are numerous summits above 10,000 feet (3,048 m), the one that is most commonly visited is the North Peak, where the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort aerial tram provides access to the summit for skiers in the winter and sightseerings and hikers in the summer. The descent from the summit of Rendezvous Peak back to Teton Village is an oftentimes steep one with an altitude loss of 4,135 feet (1,260 m) in only a little more than 6 miles (9.6 km).[3]

[edit] Cited references

  1. ^ USGS Teton Village (WY) Topo Map (Map). Topozone. Retrieved on February 9, 2007.
  2. ^ Rendezvous Mountain-North Peak, Wyoming. Peakbagger. Retrieved on February 9, 2007.
  3. ^ Day Hikes (pdf). National Park Service. Retrieved on February 3, 2007.