Mount Sacagawea

Mount Sacagawea
Mount Sacagawea from Sacagawea Glacier
Highest point
Elevation13,575 ft (4,138 m)[1]
Prominence409 ft (125 m)[1]
ListingMountains of Wyoming
Coordinates43°08′12″N 109°37′30″W / 43.13667°N 109.62500°W / 43.13667; -109.62500[2]
Geography
Mount Sacagawea is located in Wyoming
Mount Sacagawea
Mount Sacagawea
Location in Wyoming
Mount Sacagawea is located in the United States
Mount Sacagawea
Mount Sacagawea
Location in the United States
LocationFremont / Sublette counties, Wyoming, U.S.
Parent rangeWind River Range
Topo mapUSGS Fremont Peak North (WY)
Geology
Rock typeMigmatite[3]
Climbing
First ascent1926 Albert Ellingwood, Eleanor Davis, Stephen Hart, Marion Warner[1]

Mount Sacagawea (13,575 ft (4,138 m)) is the eighth-highest peak in the U.S. state of Wyoming and the seventh-highest in the Wind River Range.[4][5] It was named after Sacagawea, the young Lemhi Shoshone woman who accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition as an interpreter and guide. The Upper Fremont Glacier is located southeast and the Sacagawea Glacier is northeast of the mountain.[6] Straddling the Continental Divide, Mount Sacagawea is one mile (1.6 km) northwest of Fremont Peak.

Hazards

Main articles: Hazards of outdoor recreation and Mountaineering § Hazards

Encountering bears is a concern in the Wind River Range.[7] There are other concerns as well, including bugs, wildfires, adverse snow conditions and nighttime cold temperatures.[8]

Importantly, there have been notable incidents, including accidental deaths, due to falls from steep cliffs (a misstep could be fatal in this class 4/5 terrain) and due to falling rocks, over the years, including 1993,[9] 2007 (involving an experienced NOLS leader),[10] 2015[11] and 2018.[12] Other incidents include a seriously injured backpacker being airlifted near SquareTop Mountain[13] in 2005,[14] and a fatal hiker incident (from an apparent accidental fall) in 2006 that involved state search and rescue.[15] The U.S. Forest Service does not offer updated aggregated records on the official number of fatalities in the Wind River Range.

  • Southwest aspect
    Southwest aspect
  • Mount Sacagawea (left) and Fremont Peak (right of center)
    Mount Sacagawea (left) and Fremont Peak (right of center)
  • Southwest aspect at sunset
    Southwest aspect at sunset

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mount Sacagawea, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  2. ^ "Mount Sacagawea". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  3. ^ Joe Kelsey, 2013, Climbing and Hiking in the Wind River Mountains, Falcon Guides, ISBN 9781493001354, page 33.
  4. ^ "Wind River Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  5. ^ "Wyoming 13,000-foot Peaks". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  6. ^ Fremont Peak North, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  7. ^ Staff (April 24, 2017). "Bear Safety in Wyoming's Wind River Country". WindRiver.org. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  8. ^ Ballou, Dawn (July 27, 2005). "Wind River Range condition update - Fires, trails, bears, Continental Divide". PineDaleOnline News. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  9. ^ Staff (1993). "Falling Rock, Loose Rock, Failure to Test Holds, Wyoming, Wind River Range, Seneca Lake". American Alpine Club. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  10. ^ MacDonald, Dougald (August 14, 2007). "Trundled Rock Kills NOLS Leader". Climbing. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  11. ^ Staff (December 9, 2015). "Officials rule Wind River Range climbing deaths accidental". Casper Star-Tribune. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  12. ^ Dayton, Kelsey (August 24, 2018). "Deadly underestimation". WyoFile News. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  13. ^ Funk, Jason (2009). "Squaretop Mountain Rock Climbing". Mountain Project. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  14. ^ Staff (July 22, 2005). "Injured man rescued from Square Top Mtn - Tip-Top Search & Rescue helps 2 injured on the mountain". PineDaleOnline News. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  15. ^ Staff (September 1, 2006). "Incident Reports - September, 2006 - Wind River Search". WildernessDoc.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
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