Mount Woodrow Wilson Explained

Mount Woodrow Wilson
Elevation Ft:13502
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence Ft:502
Location:Fremont / Sublette counties, Wyoming, U.S.
Range:Wind River Range
Map:Wyoming#USA
Relief:1
Coordinates:43.1669°N -109.6517°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]
Topo:USGS Gannett Peak
First Ascent:1924 by Albert Bessine, Edgar Doll and Carol Thompson-Jones

Mount Woodrow Wilson is located in the Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming.[3] Mount Woodrow Wilson is the eighth-highest mountain in the range and the ninth-highest in Wyoming. The summit is located in the Bridger Wilderness of Bridger-Teton National Forest on the Continental Divide, south of Gannett Peak. The flanks of the mountain are covered in snowfields and glaciers, including Dinwoody Glacier to the northeast, Mammoth Glacier to the west and Sphinx Glacier to the south.

It is named after the U.S. president Woodrow Wilson.

Hazards

See main article: Hazards of outdoor recreation. Encountering bears is a concern in the Wind River Range.[4] There are other concerns as well, including 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] 2007 (involving an experienced NOLS leader),[7] 2015[8] and 2018.[9] Other incidents include a seriously injured backpacker being airlifted near Squaretop Mountain[10] in 2005,[11] and a fatal hiker incident (from an apparent accidental fall) in 2006 that involved state search and rescue.[12] The U.S. Forest Service does not offer updated aggregated records on the official number of fatalities in the Wind River Range.

See also

Notes and References

  1. 5361. Mount Woodrow Wilson, Wyoming . May 25, 2013.
  2. 1604286. Mount Woodrow Wilson. May 25, 2013.
  3. TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Gannett Peak, WY. May 25, 2013.
  4. 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 .
  5. 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 .
  6. 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 .
  7. 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 .
  8. 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 .
  9. 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 .
  10. 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 .
  11. 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 .
  12. 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 .

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