Mount Bonneville
Mt. Bonneville from Raid Lake
Highest point
Elevation12,590 ft (3,840 m)[1]
Prominence785 ft (239 m)[1]
Coordinates42°52′19″N 109°20′22″W / 42.87194°N 109.33944°W / 42.87194; -109.33944[2]
Geography
Mount Bonneville is located in Wyoming
Mount Bonneville
Mount Bonneville
Location in Wyoming
Mount Bonneville is located in the United States
Mount Bonneville
Mount Bonneville
Location in the United States
LocationSublette County, Wyoming, U.S.
Parent rangeWind River Range
Topo mapUSGS Mount Bonneville
Climbing
First ascent1946 (Weir Stewart and Harry Willits)

Mount Bonneville (12,590 feet (3,840 m)) is located in the Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming.[3] The summit is located in the Bridger Wilderness of Bridger-Teton National Forest, immediately west of the Continental Divide. Mount Bonneville is a distinctively iconic peak of the Wind River Range, and was named after explorer Benjamin Bonneville.

Hazards

Main articles: Hazards of outdoor recreation and Mountaineering § Hazards

Encountering bears is a concern in the Wind River Range.[4] There are other concerns as well, including bugs, wildfires, adverse snow conditions and nighttime cold temperatures.[5]

Importantly, there have been notable incidents, including accidental deaths, due to falls from steep cliffs (a misstep could be fatal in this class 4/5 terrain) and due to falling rocks, over the years, including 1993,[6] 2007 (involving an experienced NOLS leader),[7] 2015[8] and 2018.[9] Other incidents include a seriously injured backpacker being airlifted near SquareTop Mountain[10] in 2005,[11] and a fatal hiker incident (from an apparent accidental fall) in 2006 that involved state search and rescue.[12] The U.S. Forest Service does not offer updated aggregated records on the official number of fatalities in the Wind River Range.

References

  1. ^ a b "Mount Bonneville, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  2. ^ "Mount Bonneville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  3. ^ Mount Bonneville, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  4. ^ "Bear Safety in Wyoming's Wind River Country". WindRiver.org. April 24, 2017. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  5. ^ Ballou, Dawn (July 27, 2005). "Wind River Range condition update - Fires, trails, bears, Continental Divide". PineDaleOnline News. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  6. ^ "Falling Rock, Loose Rock, Failure to Test Holds, Wyoming, Wind River Range, Seneca Lake". American Alpine Club. 1993. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  7. ^ MacDonald, Dougald (August 14, 2007). "Trundled Rock Kills NOLS Leader". Climbing. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  8. ^ "Officials rule Wind River Range climbing deaths accidental". Casper Star-Tribune. December 9, 2015. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  9. ^ Dayton, Kelsey (August 24, 2018). "Deadly underestimation". WyoFile News. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  10. ^ Funk, Jason (2009). "Squaretop Mountain Rock Climbing". Mountain Project. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  11. ^ "Injured man rescued from Square Top Mtn - Tip-Top Search & Rescue helps 2 injured on the mountain". PineDaleOnline News. July 22, 2005. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  12. ^ "Incident Reports - September, 2006 - Wind River Search". WildernessDoc.com. September 1, 2006. Archived from the original on January 27, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2022.

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