Mount Whitecap

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Mount Whitecap
Mount Whitecap
Sublette County, Wyoming, U.S.
Elevation 13,025 ft (3,970 m)[1]
Prominence 580 ft (177 m)[1]
Location
Range Wind River Range
Coordinates 43°10′07″N 109°41′32″W / 43.16861°N 109.69222°W / 43.16861; -109.69222Coordinates: 43°10′07″N 109°41′32″W / 43.16861°N 109.69222°W / 43.16861; -109.69222[2]
Topo map USGS Gannett Peak
Climbing
First ascent 1930 (Kenneth Henderson and Robert Underhill)[1]

Mount Whitecap (13,025 ft (3,970 m)) is located in the northern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming.[3] Situated 2.25 mi (3.62 km) southwest of Gannett Peak, Mount Whitecap is in the Bridger Wilderness of Bridger-Teton National Forest. Baby Glacier lies just to the east of the peak and Split Mountain is 1 mi (1.6 km) southeast.[3] Mount Whitecap is the 30th tallest peak in Wyoming.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Mount Whitecap, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 23, 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Mount Whitecap". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved November 23, 2013. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Gannett Peak, WY (Map). http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=43.16856&lon=-109.69210&datum=nad83&zoom=4. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Wyoming 13,000-foot Peaks". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 23, 2013. 
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