Gannett Peak

Infobox Mountain
Name = Gannett Peak
Photo = Gannett Peak.jpg
Caption = Gannett Peak, west face, Bridger Wilderness, Bridger-Teton National Forest
Elevation = Convert|13809|ft|m|0|lk=on The elevation of this summit has been converted from its National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29) elevation of Convert|13804|ft|m|0 to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88) elevation of Convert|13809|ft|m|0. [http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/faq.shtml#WhatVD29VD88 National Geodetic Survey] ] cite web
url=http://www.peaklist.org/USlists/USP5000.html
title=AMERICA'S 57 - THE ULTRAS
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accessdate=2008-09-28 ]
Range = Wind River Range
Location = Wyoming, USA
Prominence = Convert|7074|ft|m|0|lk=on
Parent peak = Mount Elbert
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latd= 43|latm= 11|lats= 04|latNS=N
longd= 109|longm= 39|longs= 12|longEW=W
Coordinates = coor dms|43|11|04|N|109|39|12|W|type:mountain_region:US
Topographic
USGS Gannett Peak
First ascent = 1922 by A. Tate and F. Stahlnaker| Easiest route = rock/ice climb
Listing = Ultra
U.S. state high point

Gannett Peak is the highest peak in the U.S. state of Wyoming and straddles the boundary between Fremont and Sublette Counties along the Continental Divide.

Overview

Geographically, Gannett Peak is the apex of the entire Central Rockies; the largely continuous group of the chain occupying the states of Wyoming, Idaho and Montana. Named in 1906 [Penry, Jerry. " [http://www.amerisurv.com/content/view/4519/ The Father of Government Mapmaking: Henry Gannett] ." "American Surveyor," 27 October 2007.] for American geographer Henry Gannett, the peak is also the highpoint of the Wind River Range. The mountain slopes are located in both Bridger-Teton National Forest and Shoshone National Forest. Gannett is the highest peak within what is better known as the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The 896 acre (3.63 km²) Gannett Glacier, which is likely the largest single glacier in the Rocky Mountains of the U.S., flows down from the northern slopes of the mountain. Minor Glacier is situated in the western cirque of the peak while Dinwoody and Gooseneck Glaciers can be found on the southeast side of the mountain.

Gannett Peak is commonly climbed on a four to six day round-trip, and is considered amongst mountaineers as second only to Alaska's Denali in difficulty of state high points. However, many climbers rank Gannett Peak behind both Denali and Montana's Granite Peak, which, in 1923, was the last state high point climbed.

ee also

*4000 meter peaks of North America
*Central Rocky Mountains
*List of U.S. states by elevation
*Mountain peaks of North America
*Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
*Mountain peaks of the United States

References

External links

* [http://www.mountainmancountry.com/attractions/destinations/gannett-peak.html Gannett Peak]
* [http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?z=12&n=4782146&e=609338&s=100&size=l&datum=nad83&layer=DRG25 TopoQuest Topographic Map]
* [http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=5352 Gannett Peak on PeakBagger] (photo)