Mount Hunt (Wyoming)
Mount Hunt | |
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Open Canyon with Mount Hunt at center left | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 10,783 ft (3,287 m) [1] |
Prominence | 623 ft (190 m) [1] |
Coordinates | 43°37′52″N 110°51′41″W / 43.63111°N 110.86139°WCoordinates: 43°37′52″N 110°51′41″W / 43.63111°N 110.86139°W [2] |
Geography | |
Mount Hunt | |
Parent range | Teton Range |
Topo map | USGS Grand Teton |
Climbing | |
First ascent | August 24, 1929 (Fritiof Fryxell)[3] |
Easiest route | Scramble |
Mount Hunt (10,783 feet (3,287 m) is located in the Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The peak is situated near the head of Open Canyon and just west of Mount Hunt Divide.[4] The peak was named after William Price Hunt, one of the leaders of the 1811-12 Astor Expedition.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Mount Hunt, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
- ↑ "Mount Hunt". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
- 1 2 Ortenburger, Leigh N; Jackson, Reynold G. (1996). A climber's guide to the Teton Range. Mountaineers Books. p. 71. ISBN 0-89886-480-1.
- ↑ Grand Teton, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2011-10-01.
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