Mountain in the state of Wyoming
Turret Peak is the sixth-highest peak (tied with
Doublet Peak ) in the
U.S. state of
Wyoming
[3] and the fifth-highest in the
Wind River Range .
[4] The
Dinwoody Glacier is located on the northwest slope of the mountain, while the
Helen Glacier is to the south.
[5] Turret Peak is estimated to be between 13,606 to 13,646 feet (4,147 to 4,159 meters) high.
[1]
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
c
"Turret Peak, Wyoming" . Peakbagger.com . Retrieved May 23, 2013 .
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"Turret Peak" .
Geographic Names Information System .
United States Geological Survey ,
United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved May 23, 2013 .
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"Wyoming 13,000-foot Peaks" . Peakbagger.com . Retrieved May 23, 2013 .
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"Wind River Range" . Peakbagger.com . Retrieved May 23, 2013 .
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Fremont Peak North, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved May 23, 2013 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ MacDonald, Dougald (August 14, 2007).
"Trundled Rock Kills NOLS Leader" .
Climbing .
Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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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