| Mount Bonneville | |
|---|---|
 Mt. Bonneville from Raid Lake | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,590 ft (3,840 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 785 ft (239 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 42°52′19″N 109°20′22″W / 42.87194°N 109.33944°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Bonneville Location in Wyoming  Mount Bonneville Location in the United States | |
| Location | Sublette County, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Parent range | Wind River Range |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Bonneville |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1946 (Weir Stewart and Harry Willits) |
Mount Bonneville (12,590 feet (3,840 m)) is located in the Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming.[3] The summit is located in the Bridger Wilderness of Bridger-Teton National Forest, immediately west of the Continental Divide. Mount Bonneville is a distinctively iconic peak of the Wind River Range, and was named after explorer Benjamin Bonneville.
Hazards[edit]
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.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Mount Bonneville, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ^ "Mount Bonneville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ^ Mount Bonneville, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ^ "Bear Safety in Wyoming's Wind River Country". WindRiver.org. April 24, 2017. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ Ballou, Dawn (July 27, 2005). "Wind River Range condition update - Fires, trails, bears, Continental Divide". PineDaleOnline News. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ "Falling Rock, Loose Rock, Failure to Test Holds, Wyoming, Wind River Range, Seneca Lake". American Alpine Club. 1993. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ MacDonald, Dougald (August 14, 2007). "Trundled Rock Kills NOLS Leader". Climbing. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ "Officials rule Wind River Range climbing deaths accidental". Casper Star-Tribune. December 9, 2015. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ Dayton, Kelsey (August 24, 2018). "Deadly underestimation". WyoFile News. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ Funk, Jason (2009). "Squaretop Mountain Rock Climbing". Mountain Project. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ "Injured man rescued from Square Top Mtn - Tip-Top Search & Rescue helps 2 injured on the mountain". PineDaleOnline News. July 22, 2005. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ "Incident Reports - September, 2006 - Wind River Search". WildernessDoc.com. September 1, 2006. Archived from the original on January 27, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
External links[edit]
- General Information on the Wind River Range
- Climbing the Wind River Range (more)
- Glaciers in the Wind River Range
- Shoshone National Forest Federal website
- Continental Divide Trail information
