Mount Hunt (Wyoming)

Mount Hunt
Open Canyon with Mount Hunt at center left
Elevation	10,783 ft (3,287 m) [1]
Prominence	623 ft (190 m) [1]
Location
Mount Hunt Grand Teton National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, USA
Range	Teton Range
Coordinates	43°37′52″N 110°51′41″W / 43.63111°N 110.86139°W / 43.63111; -110.86139Coordinates: 43°37′52″N 110°51′41″W / 43.63111°N 110.86139°W / 43.63111; -110.86139[2]
Topo map	USGS Grand Teton
Climbing
First ascent	August 24, 1929 (Fritiof Fryxell)[3]
Easiest route	Scramble

Mount Hunt (10,783 feet (3,287 m) is located in the Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The peak is situated near the head of Open Canyon and just west of Mount Hunt Divide.^[4] The peak was named after William Price Hunt, one of the leaders of the 1811-12 Astor Expedition.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Mount Hunt, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=5233. Retrieved 2011-10-01. 
2. ^ "Mount Hunt". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1600459. Retrieved 2011-10-01. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Ortenburger, Leigh N; Reynold G. Jackson (1996). A climber's guide to the Teton Range. Mountaineers Books. pp. 71. ISBN 0898864801. http://books.google.com/books?id=Z-Y1tLw_YWgC&lpg=PA15&dq=mount%20hunt%20grand%20teton%20national%20park&pg=PA71#v=onepage&q=mount%20hunt%20grand%20teton%20national%20park&f=false. 
4. ^ TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Grand Teton, WY (Map). http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=43.63104&lon=-110.86132&datum=nad83&zoom=4. Retrieved 2011-10-01.