Mount Woodring

Mount Woodring

Mount Woodring with Leigh Canyon at right and Paintbrush Canyon at left
Highest point
Elevation 11,590 ft (3,530 m)[1]
Prominence 1,510 ft (460 m)[1]
Coordinates 43°48′11″N 110°47′38″W / 43.80306°N 110.79389°W / 43.80306; -110.79389Coordinates: 43°48′11″N 110°47′38″W / 43.80306°N 110.79389°W / 43.80306; -110.79389[2]
Geography
Location Grand Teton National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, U.S.
Parent range Teton Range
Topo map USGS Mount Moran
Climbing
First ascent Fryxell 1930[3]
Easiest route Scramble

Mount Woodring is located in the Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.[4] The mountain is immediately west of Leigh Lake and is sandwiched between Paintbrush Canyon to the south and Leigh Canyon to the north. The best access to the summit is from Paintbrush Divide along the Paintbrush Canyon Trail.

Mount Woodring in center

References

  1. 1 2 "Mount Woodring, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
  2. "Mount Woodring". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
  3. Ortenburger, Leigh N; Jackson, Reynold G. (November 1996). A climber's guide to the Teton Range. Mountaineers Books. p. 15. ISBN 0-89886-480-1.
  4. Mount Moran, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2011-05-29.


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