Split Mountain (Wyoming)

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Split Mountain
Split Mountain
Sublette County, Wyoming, Wyoming, U.S.
Elevation 13,161 ft (4,011 m)[1]
Prominence 595 ft (181 m)[1]
Location
Range Wind River Range
Coordinates 43°09′51″N 109°40′21″W / 43.16417°N 109.67250°W / 43.16417; -109.67250Coordinates: 43°09′51″N 109°40′21″W / 43.16417°N 109.67250°W / 43.16417; -109.67250[2]
Topo map USGS Gannett Peak
Geology
Type Batholith
Climbing
First ascent 1931 (Gustav Koven, Theodore Koven and Paul Petzoldt)

Split Mountain (13,161 ft (4,011 m)) is located in the Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming.[3] Split Mountain is the 22nd highest peak in Wyoming.[4] Split Mountain is in the Bridger Wilderness of Bridger-Teton National Forest and is about .70 mi (1.13 km) northwest of Twin Peaks and 1 mi (1.6 km) southeast of Mount Whitecap. Mammoth Glacier is on the northeast slopes of the peak while the smaller Baby Glacier flows down from a spur to the northwest.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Split Mountain, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved December 8, 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Split Mountain". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved December 8, 2013. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Gannett Peak, WY (Map). http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=43.16412&lon=-109.67237&datum=nad83&zoom=4. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Wyoming 13,000-foot Peaks". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved December 8, 2013. 
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