Ranger Peak (Wyoming)

Ranger Peak
Highest point
Elevation 11,355 ft (3,461 m) [1]
Prominence 1,595 ft (486 m) [1]
Coordinates 43°55′43″N 110°45′49″W / 43.92861°N 110.76361°W / 43.92861; -110.76361Coordinates: 43°55′43″N 110°45′49″W / 43.92861°N 110.76361°W / 43.92861; -110.76361 [2]
Geography
Location Grand Teton National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, U.S.
Parent range Teton Range
Topo map USGS Ranger Peak

Ranger Peak (11,355 feet (3,461 m)) is in the northern Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.[3] The peak is located slightly northwest of and across Jackson Lake from Colter Bay Village. Colter Canyon is to the north while Waterfalls Canyon is immediately southeast of the peak, but there are no maintained trails in the area. Access to the summit involves off trail hiking and scrambling. The top of the mountain is more than 4,500 feet (1,400 m) above Jackson Lake.

On March 7, 2012, Chris Onufer and Steve Romeo, both local residents and considered expert skiers, were killed by an avalanche on Ranger Peak. The avalanche originated in a couloir on the north side of Waterfalls Canyon at the 10,300 ft (3,100 m) level and travelled more than 3,000 ft (910 m) down the mountain slope into the canyon.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ranger Peak, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  2. ↑ "Ranger Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  3. ↑ Ranger Peak, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  4. ↑ "More Details Emerge in Death of Backcountry Skiers". Park News. National Park Service. March 9, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-10.


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