Gannett Peak
Gannett Peak
Elevation:	13,804 feet (4,207 metres)
Location:	Wyoming, USA
Range:	Wind River Range
Coordinates:	43°11′04″N, 109°39′12″W
Topo map:	USGS Gannett Peak
First ascent:	1922 by A. Tate and F. Stahlnaker
Easiest route:	rock/ice climb

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. Geographically, it is the apex of the entire Central Rockies; the largely continuous group of the chain occupying the states of Wyoming, Idaho and Montana. Named 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. Mammoth and Minor Glaciers occupy the western cirque of the peak while Dinwoody Glacier occupies the SE side of the mountain. Gannett Peak is commonly climbed on a 4 to 6 day round trip, and is considered to be second only to Alaska's Denali (Mount McKinley) in difficulty of state high points amongst mountaineers. However, many climbers rank Gannett Peak behind both Denali and Granite Peak (Montana), which was the last state high point to be climbed, in 1923. Image File history File links Gannett_Peak. ... A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... State nickname: Equality State Official languages English Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Governor Dave Freudenthal (D) Senators Craig Thomas (R) Mike Enzi (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 10th 253,554 km² 0. ... The most general definition of a mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands. ... The Wind River Range is shown highlighted on a map of the western United States The Wind River Range is a sub-range of the Rocky Mountains in western Wyoming in the United States. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which is aligned with the spin axis of the Earth. ... Example of a topographic map with contour lines Topographic maps, also called contour maps, topo maps or topo quads (for quadrangles), are maps that show topography, or land contours, by means of contour lines. ... The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. ... In climbing, a first ascent (FA) is the first climb to reach the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Southern and northern Mount Everest climbing routes as seen from the International Space Station. ... Mount McKinley in Alaska has one of the largest visible base-to-summit elevation differences anywhere A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ... A U.S. state is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, together with the District of Columbia and Palmyra Atoll (an uninhabited incorporated unorganized territory), form the United States of America. ... State nickname: Equality State Official languages English Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Governor Dave Freudenthal (D) Senators Craig Thomas (R) Mike Enzi (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 10th 253,554 km² 0. ... Fremont County is a county located in the state of Wyoming. ... Sublette County is a county located in the state of Wyoming. ... This article is about continental divides in general terms. ... State nickname: Equality State Official languages English Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Governor Dave Freudenthal (D) Senators Craig Thomas (R) Mike Enzi (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 10th 253,554 km² 0. ... State nickname: Gem State Official languages English Capital Boise Largest city Boise Governor Dirk Kempthorne (R) Senators Larry Craig (R) Mike Crapo (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 14th 216,632 km² 0. ... State nickname: Treasure State Official languages English Capital Helena Largest city Billings Governor Brian Schweitzer (D) Senators Max Baucus (D) Conrad Burns (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 4th 381,156 km² 1 Population  - Total (2000)  - Density Ranked 44th 902,195 2. ... Henry Gannett, M.E.; LL.D. (1846-1914) was an American geographer. ... The Wind River Range is shown highlighted on a map of the western United States The Wind River Range is a sub-range of the Rocky Mountains in western Wyoming in the United States. ... Bridger-Teton National Forest is located in western Wyoming, United States. ... Shoshone National Forest covers 2. ... Greater Yellowstone is the last large, nearly intact ecosystem in the northern temperate zone of the Earth and is partly located in Yellowstone National Park. ... Gannett Glacier Gannett Glacier is the largest glacier in the Rocky Mountains within the United States. ... A glacier is a large, long-lasting river of ice that is formed on land and moves in response to gravity. ... White Goat Wilderness Area, Alberta, Canada The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a broad mountain range in western North America. ... State nickname: The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun Official languages English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Governor Frank Murkowski (R) Senators Ted Stevens (R) Lisa Murkowski (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 1st 663,267 mi² / 1,717,854 km² 13. ... Denali redirects here. ... Mountaineering is an umbrella term that can variously be used to describe the actions of climbing, hillwalking and scrambling. ... Granite Peak is the highest point in the state of Montana, USA. It lies within the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, in Park County. ...

External links

• Topozone Map
• Gannett Peak on PeakBagger (photo)