Mount Sacagawea

Mount Sacagawea
Mount Sacagawea
Elevation 13,569 ft (4,136 m)
Prominence 409 ft (125 m) [1]
Location
Location Fremont / Sublette counties, Wyoming, USA
Range Wind River Range
Coordinates 43°08′12″N 109°37′27″W / 43.13667°N 109.62417°W / 43.13667; -109.62417Coordinates: 43°08′12″N 109°37′27″W / 43.13667°N 109.62417°W / 43.13667; -109.62417
Topo map USGS Fremont Peak North (WY)

Mount Sacagawea is the seventh highest peak in Wyoming and the sixth highest in the Wind River Range. It was named after Sacagawea, the female Shoshone who accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The Upper Fremont Glacier is located southeast and the Sacagawea Glacier is northeast of the mountain.[2] Straddling the Continental Divide, Mount Sacagawea is one mile (1.6 km) northwest of Fremont Peak.

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