Mount Woodrow Wilson
| Mount Woodrow Wilson | |
|---|---|
  Mount Woodrow Wilson Fremont / Sublette counties, Wyoming, U.S. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,502 ft (4,115 m) [1] |
| Prominence | 502 ft (153 m) [1] |
| Coordinates | 43°10′01″N 109°39′06″W / 43.16694°N 109.65167°WCoordinates: 43°10′01″N 109°39′06″W / 43.16694°N 109.65167°W [2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Fremont / Sublette counties, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Parent range | Wind River Range |
| Topo map | USGS Gannett Peak |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1924 by Albert Bessine, Edgar Doll and Carol Thompson-Jones |
Mount Woodrow Wilson (13,502 feet (4,115 m)) 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, 1.25 miles (2.01 km) 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.
References
- 1 2 "Mount Woodrow Wilson, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ↑ "Mount Woodrow Wilson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ↑ Gannett Peak, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved May 25, 2013.
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