Mountain in Wyoming, USA
Bastion Peak, at 13,500 feet (4,100 m), is located in the
Wind River Range in the
U.S. state of
Wyoming.
[3] The peak is the ninth-highest in the range and the tenth-highest in Wyoming.
[4]
[5] The summit is located on the
Continental Divide and the eastern slopes of the mountain are covered by a section of
Gannett Glacier, the largest
glacier in the American
Rocky Mountains. An
arête to the northeast leads to
Bastion Peak-Northeast Peak, which, at 13,476 ft (4,107 m), is also one of the highest points in Wyoming.
[4]
Hazards
Encountering
bears is a concern in the Wind River Range.
[6] There are other concerns as well, including
bugs,
wildfires,
adverse snow conditions and
nighttime cold temperatures.
[7]
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,
[8] 2007 (involving an experienced
NOLS leader),
[9] 2015
[10] and 2018.
[11] Other incidents include a seriously injured backpacker being airlifted near
SquareTop Mountain
[12] in 2005,
[13] and a fatal hiker incident (from an apparent
accidental fall) in 2006 that involved state
search and rescue.
[14] The
U.S. Forest Service does not offer updated aggregated records on the official number of fatalities in the Wind River Range.
References
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b
"Bastion Peak, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
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"Bastion Peak".
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United States Geological Survey,
United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
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Gannett Peak, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved May 26, 2013.
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b
"Wind River Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
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"Wyoming 13,000-foot Peaks". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
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^ Staff (April 24, 2017).
"Bear Safety in Wyoming's Wind River Country".
WindRiver.org.
Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
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^ 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.
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^ Staff (1993).
"Falling Rock, Loose Rock, Failure to Test Holds, Wyoming, Wind River Range, Seneca Lake".
American Alpine Club.
Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
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^ MacDonald, Dougald (August 14, 2007).
"Trundled Rock Kills NOLS Leader".
Climbing.
Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
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^ Staff (December 9, 2015).
"Officials rule Wind River Range climbing deaths accidental".
Casper Star-Tribune. Archived from
the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
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^ Dayton, Kelsey (August 24, 2018).
"Deadly underestimation". WyoFile News.
Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
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^ Funk, Jason (2009).
"Squaretop Mountain Rock Climbing".
Mountain Project.
Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
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^ Staff (July 22, 2005).
"Injured man rescued from Square Top Mtn - Tip-Top Search & Rescue helps 2 injured on the mountain". PineDaleOnline News.
Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
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^ Staff (September 1, 2006).
"Incident Reports - September, 2006 - Wind River Search". WildernessDoc.com. Archived from
the original on January 27, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2022.