Three Waters Mountain (11,685 ft (3,562 m)) is located in the northern
Wind River Range in the
U.S. state of
Wyoming.
[3] Three Waters Mountain straddles the
Continental Divide and is in both
Bridger-Teton and
Shoshone National Forests. The mountain receives its name from being the
triple point between the watersheds of the
Colorado,
Columbia, and
Mississippi Rivers.
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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b
"Three Waters Mountain, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
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"Three Waters Mountain".
Geographic Names Information System.
United States Geological Survey,
United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
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Union Peak, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved August 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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