Mountain in the state of Wyoming
Jackson Peak 13,523 feet (4,122 m) is the eighth-highest peak in the
U.S. state of
Wyoming and the seventh-highest in the
Wind River Range. The
Bull Lake Glacier is located immediately north and east of the mountain.
[3] Situated on the
Continental Divide, Jackson Peak is .75 miles (1.21 km) southeast of
Fremont Peak.
Hazards
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
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a
b
"Jackson Peak, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
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"Jackson".
Geographic Names Information System.
United States Geological Survey,
United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
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Fremont Peak South, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved May 25, 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.
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