Ranger Peak | |
Location: | Grand Teton National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, U.S. |
Elevation Ft: | 11360 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence Ft: | 1595 |
Range: | Teton Range |
Map: | Wyoming#USA |
Relief: | 1 |
Coordinates: | 43.9286°N -110.7636°W |
Topo: | USGS Ranger Peak |
Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
Ranger Peak is in the northern Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.[3] The peak is located slightly northwest of and across Jackson Lake from Colter Bay Village. Colter Canyon is to the north while Waterfalls Canyon is immediately southeast of the peak, but there are no maintained trails in the area. Access to the summit involves off trail hiking and scrambling. The top of the mountain is more than above Jackson Lake.
On March 7, 2012, Chris Onufer and Steve Romeo, both local residents and considered expert skiers, were killed by an avalanche on Ranger Peak. The avalanche originated in a couloir on the north side of Waterfalls Canyon at the 10300feet level and traveled more than 3000feet down the mountain slope into the canyon.[4]