List of mountain peaks of Wyoming explained

See also: List of mountain ranges of Wyoming.

This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of the U.S. State of Wyoming.

The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:

1. The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level. The first table below ranks the 40 highest major summits of Wyoming by elevation.
2. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings. The second table below ranks the 40 most prominent summits of Wyoming.
3. The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation. The third table below ranks the 40 most isolated major summits of Wyoming.

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Highest major summits

Of the highest major summits of Wyoming, five peaks exceed 4000m (13,000feet) elevation, 16 peaks exceed 3500m (11,500feet), and 38 peaks exceed 3000m (10,000feet) elevation.

The 40 highest summits of Wyoming with at least 500 meters of topographic prominence

!Rank!Mountain peak!Mountain range!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location

1	Wind River Range	43.1842°N -109.6542°W
2	Teton Range	43.7412°N -110.8024°W
3	Wind River Range	42.7085°N -109.1284°W
4	Bighorn Mountains	44.3821°N -107.1739°W
5	Absaroka Range	43.9613°N -109.3392°W
6	Wind River Range	42.7901°N -109.1978°W
7	Teton Range	43.835°N -110.7765°W
8	Wind River Range	42.6165°N -109.0013°W
9	Wind River Range	42.6418°N -109.0939°W
10	Absaroka Range	44.1972°N -109.4112°W
11	Absaroka Range	44.6012°N -109.5253°W
12	Absaroka Range	43.982°N -109.8665°W
13	Wind River Range	43.1589°N -109.7656°W
14	Medicine Bow Mountains	41.3603°N -106.3176°W
15	Gros Ventre Range	43.3473°N -110.2864°W
16	Absaroka Range	44.9762°N -109.8814°W
17	Wyoming Range	42.6043°N -110.6238°W
18	Absaroka Range	44.3203°N -110.0267°W
19	Absaroka Range	43.7963°N -110.0791°W
20	Medicine Bow Mountains	41.6332°N -106.5262°W
21	Park Range	41.1864°N -107.0319°W
22	Teton Range	43.5673°N -110.9049°W
23	Absaroka Range	44.7775°N -109.8532°W
24	Salt River Range	42.7241°N -110.7764°W
25	Wyoming Range	43.0845°N -110.5704°W
26	Wyoming Range	42.8585°N -110.592°W
27	Absaroka Range	44.7105°N -109.9838°W
28	Absaroka Range	44.9032°N -110.0561°W
29	Absaroka Range	44.9755°N -110.0881°W
30	Wyoming Range	43.0051°N -110.6655°W
31	Red Mountains	44.2662°N -110.5293°W
32	Laramie Mountains	42.2681°N -105.4425°W
33	Absaroka Range	44.7914°N -109.5928°W
34	Gallatin Range	44.7977°N -110.4339°W
35	Yellowstone Plateau	44.0964°N -110.1516°W
36	Yellowstone Plateau	44.1553°N -110.4174°W
37	Ferris Mountains	42.2566°N -107.2394°W
38	Snake River Range	43.284°N -110.9498°W
39	Laramie Mountains	42.4348°N -105.7939°W
40	Shirley Mountains	42.1666°N -106.5565°W

Most prominent summits

Of the most prominent summits of Wyoming, Cloud Peak and Gannett Peak both exceed 2000m (7,000feet) of topographic prominence. Those two peaks and Grand Teton are ultra-prominent summits with more than 1500m (4,900feet) of topographic prominence. Nine peaks exceed 1000m (3,000feet) of topographic prominence.

The 40 most topographically prominent summits of Wyoming

!Rank!Mountain peak!Mountain range!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location

1	Bighorn Mountains	44.3821°N -107.1739°W
2	Wind River Range	43.1842°N -109.6542°W
3	Teton Range	43.7412°N -110.8024°W
4	Absaroka Range	43.9613°N -109.3392°W
5	Absaroka Range	44.6012°N -109.5253°W
6	Wyoming Range	42.6043°N -110.6238°W
7	Laramie Mountains	42.2681°N -105.4425°W
8	Medicine Bow Mountains	41.6332°N -106.5262°W
9	Ferris Mountains	42.2566°N -107.2394°W
10	Medicine Bow Mountains	41.3603°N -106.3176°W
11	Gros Ventre Range	43.3473°N -110.2864°W
12	Teton Range	43.835°N -110.7765°W
13	Wind River Range	42.7085°N -109.1284°W
14	Wyoming Range	43.0845°N -110.5704°W
15	Absaroka Range	44.9762°N -109.8814°W
16	Snake River Range	43.284°N -110.9498°W
17	Wyoming Range	42.8585°N -110.592°W
18	Gallatin Range	44.7977°N -110.4339°W
19	Red Mountains	44.2662°N -110.5293°W
20	Salt River Range	42.7241°N -110.7764°W
21	Absaroka Range	43.982°N -109.8665°W
22	Wind River Range	42.6165°N -109.0013°W
23	Absaroka Range	44.9755°N -110.0881°W
24	Absaroka Range	43.7963°N -110.0791°W
25	Yellowstone Plateau	44.0964°N -110.1516°W
26	Absaroka Range	44.7914°N -109.5928°W
27	Shirley Mountains	42.1666°N -106.5565°W
28	Park Range	41.1864°N -107.0319°W
29	Wind River Range	42.7901°N -109.1978°W
30	Absaroka Range	44.7105°N -109.9838°W
31	Absaroka Range	44.3203°N -110.0267°W
32	Teton Range	43.5673°N -110.9049°W
33	Wind River Range	42.6418°N -109.0939°W
34	Yellowstone Plateau	44.1553°N -110.4174°W
35	Wyoming Range	43.0051°N -110.6655°W
36	Laramie Mountains	42.4348°N -105.7939°W
37	Bighorn Mountains	43.4434°N -107.2559°W
38	Absaroka Range	44.9032°N -110.0561°W
39	Wind River Range	43.1589°N -109.7656°W
40	Absaroka Range	44.7775°N -109.8532°W

Most isolated major summits

Of the most isolated major summits of Wyoming, four peaks exceed 100km (100miles) of topographic isolation and 32 peaks exceed 10km (10miles) of topographic isolation.

The 40 most topographically isolated summits of Wyoming with at least 500 meters of topographic prominence

!Rank!Mountain peak!Mountain range!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location

1	Wind River Range	43.1842°N -109.6542°W
2	Bighorn Mountains	44.3821°N -107.1739°W
3	Teton Range	43.7412°N -110.8024°W
4	Laramie Mountains	42.2681°N -105.4425°W
5	Ferris Mountains	42.2566°N -107.2394°W
6	Wyoming Range	42.6043°N -110.6238°W
7	Absaroka Range	43.9613°N -109.3392°W
8	Bighorn Mountains	43.4434°N -107.2559°W
9	Medicine Bow Mountains	41.3603°N -106.3176°W
10	Wind River Range	42.7085°N -109.1284°W
11	Shirley Mountains	42.1666°N -106.5565°W
12	Absaroka Range	44.6012°N -109.5253°W
13	Park Range	41.1864°N -107.0319°W
14	Gros Ventre Range	43.3473°N -110.2864°W
15	Medicine Bow Mountains	41.6332°N -106.5262°W
16	Laramie Mountains	42.4348°N -105.7939°W
17	Red Mountains	44.2662°N -110.5293°W
18	Wyoming Range	43.0845°N -110.5704°W
19	Gallatin Range	44.7977°N -110.4339°W
20	Absaroka Range	44.1972°N -109.4112°W
21	Absaroka Range	43.982°N -109.8665°W
22	Absaroka Range	44.7914°N -109.5928°W
23	Wyoming Range	43.0051°N -110.6655°W
24	Absaroka Range	44.9762°N -109.8814°W
25	Salt River Range	42.7241°N -110.7764°W
26	Yellowstone Plateau	44.0964°N -110.1516°W
27	Yellowstone Plateau	44.1553°N -110.4174°W
28	Snake River Range	43.284°N -110.9498°W
29	Wind River Range	42.6165°N -109.0013°W
30	Absaroka Range	44.3203°N -110.0267°W
	Absaroka Range	43.7963°N -110.0791°W
	Wind River Range	42.7901°N -109.1978°W
	Teton Range	43.835°N -110.7765°W
34	Absaroka Range	44.7775°N -109.8532°W
35	Teton Range	43.5673°N -110.9049°W
36	Absaroka Range	44.9032°N -110.0561°W
37	Wind River Range	42.6418°N -109.0939°W
38	Wyoming Range	42.8585°N -110.592°W
39	Absaroka Range	44.7105°N -109.9838°W
40	Absaroka Range	44.9755°N -110.0881°W

Hazards

See main article: Hazards of outdoor recreation. Encountering bears is a concern in the Wind River Range.^[1] There are other concerns as well, including bugs, wildfires, adverse snow conditions and nighttime cold temperatures.^[2]

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,^[3] 2007 (involving an experienced NOLS leader),^[4] 2015^[5] and 2018.^[6] Other incidents include a seriously injured backpacker being airlifted near SquareTop Mountain^[7] in 2005,^[8] and a fatal hiker incident (from an apparent accidental fall) in 2006 that involved state search and rescue.^[9] The U.S. Forest Service does not offer updated aggregated records on the official number of fatalities in the Wind River Range.

See also

• List of mountain peaks of North America
  • List of mountain peaks of Greenland
  • List of mountain peaks of Canada
  • List of mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
  • List of mountain peaks of the United States
    • List of mountain peaks of Alaska
    • List of mountain peaks of Arizona
    • List of mountain peaks of California
    • List of mountain peaks of Colorado
    • List of mountain peaks of Hawaiʻi
    • List of mountain peaks of Idaho
    • List of mountain peaks of Montana
    • List of mountain peaks of Nevada
    • List of mountain peaks of New Mexico
    • List of mountain peaks of Oregon
    • List of mountain peaks of Utah
    • List of mountain peaks of Washington (state)
      • • • • List of mountains of Wyoming
  • List of mountain peaks of México
  • List of mountain peaks of Central America
  • List of mountain peaks of the Caribbean
• Wyoming
  • Geography of Wyoming
    • • • • • • Physical geography
  • Topography
    • Topographic elevation
    • Topographic prominence
    • Topographic isolation

External links

• United States Geological Survey (USGS)
  • Geographic Names Information System @ USGS
• United States National Geodetic Survey (NGS)
  • Geodetic Glossary @ NGS
  • NGVD 29 to NAVD 88 online elevation converter @ NGS
  • Survey Marks and Datasheets @ NGS
• Bivouac.com
• Peakbagger.com
• Peaklist.org
• Peakware.com
• Summitpost.org

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Notes and References

1. News: Staff . Bear Safety in Wyoming's Wind River Country . April 24, 2017 . . live . July 26, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210726133155/https://windriver.org/bear-safety-in-wyomings-wind-river-country/ . May 31, 2022 .
2. News: Ballou . Dawn . Wind River Range condition update - Fires, trails, bears, Continental Divide . July 27, 2005 . PineDaleOnline News . live . April 21, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210421050551/http://www.pinedaleonline.com/news/2005/07/WindRiverRangecondit.htm . May 31, 2022 .
3. News: Staff . Falling Rock, Loose Rock, Failure to Test Holds, Wyoming, Wind River Range, Seneca Lake . 1993 . . live . July 26, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210726124452/http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13199308300/Falling-Rock-Loose-Rock-Failure-to-Test-Holds-Wyoming-Wind-River-Range-Seneca-Lake . May 31, 2022 .
4. News: MacDonald . Dougald . Trundled Rock Kills NOLS Leader . August 14, 2007 . . live . July 26, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210726131458/https://www.climbing.com/news/trundled-rock-kills-nols-leader/ . May 31, 2022 .
5. News: Staff . Officials rule Wind River Range climbing deaths accidental . December 9, 2015 . . dead . July 26, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210726124448/https://trib.com/outdoors/officials-rule-wind-river-range-climbing-deaths-accidental/article_eca43632-2f91-519f-bb81-0c59ed52e07e.html . May 31, 2022 .
6. News: Dayton . Kelsey . Deadly underestimation . August 24, 2018 . WyoFile News . live . July 26, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210726124437/https://www.wyofile.com/deadly-underestimation/ . May 31, 2022 .
7. Web site: Funk . Jason . Squaretop Mountain Rock Climbing . 2009 . . live . July 26, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210726095630/https://www.mountainproject.com/area/106521163/squaretop-mountain . May 31, 2022 .
8. News: Staff . Injured man rescued from Square Top Mtn - Tip-Top Search & Rescue helps 2 injured on the mountain . July 22, 2005 . PineDaleOnline News . live . July 26, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210726131552/http://www.pinedaleonline.com/news/2005/07/Injuredmanrescuedfro.htm . May 31, 2022 .
9. News: Staff . Incident Reports - September, 2006 - Wind River Search . September 1, 2006 . WildernessDoc.com . dead . January 27, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200127232916/http://www.1.wildernessdoc.com/Report.aspx?IN=13 . May 31, 2022 .