| Darwin Peak | |
| Elevation Ft: | 11647 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 867 |
| Isolation Mi: | 3.07 |
| Parent Peak: | Doubletop Peak (11,740 ft) |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | Wyoming |
| Region: | Teton |
| Region Type: | County |
| Part Type: | Protected area |
| Part: | Gros Ventre Wilderness |
| Range: | Rocky Mountains Gros Ventre Range[2] |
| Etymology: | Fred Dickerson Dorwin |
| Map: | Wyoming#USA |
| Label Position: | right |
| Map Size: | 270 |
| Coordinates: | 43.389°N -110.3087°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
| Topo: | USGS Darwin Peak |
| Rock: | Sandstone[4] |
| Easiest Route: | hiking |
Darwin Peak is an 11647feet mountain summit in Teton County, Wyoming, United States.[3]
Darwin Peak is located in the Gros Ventre Range, which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. Darwin Peak ranks as the third-highest peak in the range and is 3.09miles north-northwest of Doubletop Peak, the highest peak in the range.[2] It is set 22miles west of the Continental Divide within the Gros Ventre Wilderness, on land managed by Bridger-Teton National Forest. The nearest town is Jackson, 24miles to the west-northwest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into headwaters of the Gros Ventre River and topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 2600abbr=offNaNabbr=off above the river in 1.7 mile (2.7 km).
The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names,[3] and has been recorded in publications since at least 1914 as the summit was used as a triangulation station.[5] A USGS benchmark was placed at the summit in 1905.[6] The name refers to Fred Dickerson Dorwin (1856–1929), an early homesteader who owned a ranch six miles east of the peak in the early 1900s.[7]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Darwin Peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[8] Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter and as thunderstorms in summer.