Mount Bonneville

Mount Bonneville
Mount Bonneville is the rugged mountain on the left in this view from Bonneville Basin. Raid Peak is at center.
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 / 42.87194; -109.33944Coordinates: 42°52′19″N 109°20′22″W / 42.87194°N 109.33944°W / 42.87194; -109.33944[2]
Geography
Mount Bonneville
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.

References

  1. 1 2 "Mount Bonneville, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  2. "Mount Bonneville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  3. Mount Bonneville, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved March 16, 2014.
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