Disappointment Peak (Wyoming)

Disappointment Peak
Forested just below its summit, Disappointment Peak lies below Grand Teton and partially obscures Garnet Canyon in this image
Elevation	11,618 ft (3,541 m) [1]
Prominence	418 ft (127 m) [1]
Location
Location	Grand Teton National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, USA
Range	Teton Range
Coordinates	43°44′01″N 110°47′35″W / 43.73361°N 110.79306°W / 43.73361; -110.79306Coordinates: 43°44′01″N 110°47′35″W / 43.73361°N 110.79306°W / 43.73361; -110.79306[2]
Topo map	USGS Grand Teton
Climbing
First ascent	Phil Smith and others 1925
Easiest route	Technical class 4 to 5.12c

Disappointment Peak (11,618 feet (3,541 m)) is located in the Teton Range of Wyoming. It is in Grand Teton National Park and immediately southeast of Grand Teton.^[3] The peak is part of what is collectively known as the Cathedral Group, a region of the Tetons noted for particularly rugged mountains. Disappointment Peak rises to the north of Garnet Canyon and to the west of Amphitheater and Surprise lakes. The peak has a variety of mountaineering routes, including the most difficult in the range.^[4]

Disappointment Peak was given its name in 1925 when four Colorado climbers, led by Phil Smith (soon to become the first park ranger), set out to climb the Grand, but found an impasse on this peak where a 450' drop is encountered to the saddle between the two summits. After a failed rappel attempt, they gave the peak this moniker. They were later satisfed to learn they had made a first ascent.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Disappointment Peak, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=21266. Retrieved 2011-05-28. 
2. ^ "Disappointment Peak". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1599263. Retrieved 2011-05-28. 
3. ^ TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Grand Teton, WY (Map). http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=43.73354&lon=-110.79299&datum=nad83&zoom=4. Retrieved 2011-05-28. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Disappointment Peak". SummitPost.org. http://www.summitpost.org/page/153638. Retrieved 2011-05-28.