Mount Owen (Wyoming)
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| Mount Owen | |
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 Grand Teton at center, with Mount Owen to the right |
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| Elevation | 12,928 feet (3,940 m) |
| Location | Wyoming, USA |
| Range | Teton Range |
| Prominence | 688 feet (209 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | |
| Topo map | USGS Grand Teton |
| First ascent | 1930 Fryxell and others |
| Easiest route | Scramble Class 5.1 |
Mount Owen is the second highest peak in the Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming.[2] The peak is named after William O. Owen, who organized the first documented ascent of the Grand Teton in 1898.[3] Mount Owen is part of the Cathedral Group of high Teton peaks, a collection of peaks in the central section of the range that are particularly rugged. The 40 mile (64 km) long Teton Range is the youngest mountain chain in the Rocky Mountains, and began their uplift 9 million years ago, during the Miocene.[4] Several periods of glaciation have carved Mount Owen and the other peaks of the range into their current shapes.[3]
[edit] Climbing
After two failed attempts in 1927 and one in 1928, Mount Owen was first climbed in 1930, and was one of the last of the major Teton peaks to be climbed.[3] Numerous routes have been explored ranging in difficulty from Class 5.1 to 5.10[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] Cited references
- ^ Mount Owen, Wyoming. Peakbagger.com. Retrieved on 2006-10-12.
- ^ Mount Owen, USGS Grand Teton (WY) Topo Map (Map). Topozone. Retrieved on 2007-02-17.
- ^ a b c Jackson, Reynold G.. Park of the Matterhorns. Grand Teton Historic Resource Study. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2006-08-29.
- ^ Mountain Uplift. Creation of the Teton landscape: Geologic story of Grand Teton National Park. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-02-16.
- ^ Mount Owen. Summitpost. Retrieved on 2007-02-18.
