Raynolds Peak

Raynolds Peak
Elevation 10,910 ft (3,325 m) [1]
Prominence 750 ft (229 m) [1]
Location
Location Grand Teton National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, USA
Range Teton Range
Topo map USGS Mount Moran

Raynolds Peak (10,910 feet (3,330 m)) is in the northern Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.[2] The mountain rises to the north of Moran Canyon and has numerous deep cirques on its north face above Snowshoe Canyon. There are no maintained trails in the region and the summit is 5 miles (8 km) west of Moran Bay on Jackson Lake. The peak is named after William F. Raynolds who was in charge of the 1859-1860 Raynolds Expedition to the region.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Raynolds Peak, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=5200. Retrieved 2011-05-28. 
  2. ^ TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Mount Moran, WY (Map). http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=43.87076&lon=-110.82549&datum=nad83&zoom=4. Retrieved 2011-05-28. 
  3. ^ Ortenburger, Leigh N; Reynold G. Jackson (November 1996). A climber's guide to the Teton Range. Mountaineers Books. pp. 374. ISBN 0898864801. http://books.google.com/books?id=Z-Y1tLw_YWgC&pg=PA374&lpg=PA374&dq=Reynolds+peak+in+the+teton+range+named+for&source=bl&ots=8UxrwBKq5A&sig=Y2R0udf_A3HK6hhLvjTm45FN9_4&hl=en&ei=A1jLTaWDD83r0QH_iuXhCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false.