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Teewinot Mountain
Teewinot Mountain
	East face of Teewinot Mountain from Jackson Hole
Highest point
Elevation	12,330 ft (3,760 m) NAVD 88
Prominence	805 ft (245 m)
Coordinates	43°44′50″N 110°46′49″W / 43.74722°N 110.78028°W
Geography
	Teewinot Mountain Location in Wyoming Teewinot Mountain Location in the United States
Location	Grand Teton National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, U.S.
Parent range	Teton Range
Topo map	USGS Grand Teton
Climbing
First ascent	1929 (Fryxell)
Easiest route	Climb, class 4

Teewinot Mountain (12,330 feet (3,758 m)) is the sixth highest peak in the Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.^[3] The name of the mountain is derived from the Shoshoni word meaning "many pinnacles".^{[citation needed]} The peak is northeast of the Grand Teton, and the two are separated from one another by the Teton Glacier and Mount Owen.^{[citation needed]} Teewinot Mountain rises more than 5,500 feet (1,700 m) above Jenny Lake.^{[citation needed]} The 40 miles (64 km) long Teton Range is the youngest mountain chain in the Rocky Mountains, and began their uplift 9 million years ago, during the Miocene.^[4] Several periods of glaciation have carved Teewinot Mountain and the other peaks of the range into their current shapes. Broken Falls is one of the tallest cascades in Grand Teton National Park and descends 300 feet (91 m) down the eastern slopes of Teewinot Mountain.

Climbing

Teewinot Mountain is most easily ascended via the eastern face, which finishes with a somewhat exposed Class 4 scramble to the tiny summit. An unmarked climbers' trail, known as the Apex Trail, leads most of the way up the mountain from the Lupine Meadows area.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Teewinot Mountain, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
^ "Teewinot Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
^ Grand teton, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved May 28, 2011.
^ "Mountain Uplift". Creation of the Teton landscape: Geologic story of Grand Teton National Park. National Park Service. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
^ "Teewinot Mountain". SummitPost.org. Retrieved May 28, 2011.