Mount Woodrow Wilson

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Mount Woodrow Wilson
Mount Woodrow Wilson
Fremont / Sublette counties, Wyoming, U.S.
Elevation 13,502 ft (4,115 m)[1]
Prominence 502 ft (153 m)[1]
Location
Range Wind River Range
Coordinates 43°10′01″N 109°39′06″W / 43.16694°N 109.65167°W / 43.16694; -109.65167Coordinates: 43°10′01″N 109°39′06″W / 43.16694°N 109.65167°W / 43.16694; -109.65167[2]
Topo map USGS Gannett Peak
Climbing
First ascent 1924 by Albert Bessine, Edgar Doll and Carol Thompson-Jones

Mount Woodrow Wilson 13,502 ft (4,115 m) is located in the Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming.[3] Mount Woodrow Wilson is the eighth highest in the range and the ninth highest in Wyoming. The summit is located in the Bridger Wilderness of Bridger-Teton National Forest on the Continental Divide, 1.25 mi (2.01 km) south of Gannett Peak. The flanks of the mountain are covered in snowfields and glaciers, including Dinwoody Glacier to the northeast, Mammoth Glacier to the west and Sphinx Glacier to the south.

It is named after the American president Woodrow Wilson.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Mount Woodrow Wilson, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 25, 2013. 
  2. "Mount Woodrow Wilson". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved May 25, 2013. 
  3. TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Gannett Peak, WY (Map). http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=43.16690&lon=-109.65154&datum=nad83&zoom=4. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
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