Mount Hunt (Wyoming)

Mount Hunt
Open Canyon with Mount Hunt at center left
Highest point
Elevation10,788 ft (3,288 m)[1]
Prominence623 ft (190 m)[1]
Coordinates43°37′52″N 110°51′41″W / 43.63111°N 110.86139°W / 43.63111; -110.86139[2]
Geography
Mount Hunt is located in Wyoming
Mount Hunt
Mount Hunt
Location in Wyoming
Mount Hunt is located in the United States
Mount Hunt
Mount Hunt
Location in the United States
LocationGrand Teton National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, U.S.
Parent rangeTeton Range
Topo mapUSGS Grand Teton
Climbing
First ascentAugust 24, 1929 (Fritiof Fryxell)[3]
Easiest routeScramble

Mount Hunt (10,788 feet (3,288 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. ^ a b "Mount Hunt, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  2. ^ "Mount Hunt". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  3. ^ a b Ortenburger, Leigh N; Jackson, Reynold G. (1996). A climber's guide to the Teton Range. Mountaineers Books. p. 71. ISBN 0-89886-480-1.
  4. ^ Grand Teton, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2011-10-01.


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