Shale Mountain
Mountain in the state of Wyoming
Shale Mountain (12,405 ft (3,781 m)) is located in the northern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming .[ 3] Continental Divide and is in both Bridger-Teton and Shoshone National Forests . Shale Mountain is 5 mi (8.0 km) north of Downs Mountain .
Hazards
Encountering bears is a concern in the Wind River Range.[ 4] bugs , wildfires , adverse snow conditions and nighttime cold temperatures .[ 5]
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,[ 6] NOLS leader ),[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] SquareTop Mountain [ 10] [ 11] accidental fall ) in 2006 that involved state search and rescue .[ 12] U.S. Forest Service does not offer updated aggregated records on the official number of fatalities in the Wind River Range.
Climate
Climate data for Shale Mountain 43.3761 N, 109.7102 W, Elevation: 12,267 ft (3,739 m) (1991–2020 normals)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)
19.1
18.7
23.9
29.8
38.7
49.0
58.8
57.8
48.9
36.3
24.7
18.4
35.3
Daily mean °F (°C)
9.5
8.2
12.8
17.8
26.6
36.1
45.0
44.1
35.9
24.9
15.2
9.1
23.8
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)
−0.2
−2.3
1.7
5.8
14.4
23.2
31.2
30.4
22.9
13.5
5.7
−0.2
12.2
Average precipitation inches (mm)
3.23
3.25
4.00
5.20
4.58
2.95
1.89
1.91
2.70
3.25
3.40
3.26
39.62
Source: PRISM Climate Group[ 13]
References
^ a b "Shale Mountain, Wyoming" . Peakbagger.com . Retrieved August 25, 2013 .^ "Shale Mountain" . Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved August 25, 2013 .^ Downs Mountain, WY . Retrieved August 25, 2013 .^ 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 . ^ 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 . ^ 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 . ^ MacDonald, Dougald (August 14, 2007). "Trundled Rock Kills NOLS Leader" . Climbing Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022 . ^ Staff (December 9, 2015). "Officials rule Wind River Range climbing deaths accidental" . Casper Star-Tribune the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022 . ^ Dayton, Kelsey (August 24, 2018). "Deadly underestimation" . WyoFile News . Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022 . ^ Funk, Jason (2009). "Squaretop Mountain Rock Climbing" . Mountain Project Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022 . ^ 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 . ^ 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 . ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University" . PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 14, 2023 . To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location ); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location ; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp ; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020 ; click 800m ; click Retrieve Time Series button.
