Mount Helen (Wyoming)

For the active stratovolcano in Washington, see Mount Saint Helen's.

Mount Helen
Elevation	13,620 ft (4,151 m)
Prominence	820 ft (250 m) [1]
Location
Location	Sublette County, Wyoming, USA
Range	Wind River Range
Coordinates	43°09′04″N 109°37′53″W / 43.15111°N 109.63139°W / 43.15111; -109.63139Coordinates: 43°09′04″N 109°37′53″W / 43.15111°N 109.63139°W / 43.15111; -109.63139
Topo map	USGS Gannett Peak
Climbing
First ascent	1924 (Herman Buhl, Albert Ellingwood)

Mount Helen (13,620 ft / 4,151 m) is located in the Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The peak is the fourth highest peak in the range and the fifth tallest in Wyoming.^[2] The summit is located in the Bridger Wilderness of Bridger-Teton National Forest, immediately west of the Continental Divide. The eastern flanks of the mountain are covered in snowfields and glaciers, including Helen and Sacagawea Glaciers, all of which are in the Fitzpatrick Wilderness of Shoshone National Forest.

It has been reported that the mountain is depicted on the new Colorado state stamp.^[3]

Notable Ascents

• 1974 Northwest Ridge of the First Tower, NCCS III F8 A1, 11 pitches. FA by Dean Hannibal, Dennis Turville and Lynn Wheeler.^[4]

References

1. ^ "Mount Helen, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid==5377. Retrieved 2007-06-15. 
2. ^ "Mount Helen, USGS Gannett Peak (WY) Wyoming Topo" (Map). TopoQuest (USGS Quads). http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=43.15096&lon=-109.63141&datum=nad83&u=6&layer=DRG&size=l&s=25. Retrieved 2008-06-29. 
3. ^ "Wyoming Mountain Depicted On Colorado Stamp?". 7 News Denver. http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/16722424/detail.html. Retrieved 2008-06-27. 
4. ^ Hannibal, Dean (1975). "Mount Helen, Northwest Ridge of the First Tower". American Alpine Journal 1975 (New York, NY, USA: American Alpine Club) 20 (49): 138. ISBN 0930410726.