Teewinot Mountain

Teewinot Mountain (12,330 feet (3,758 m)) is the sixth highest peak in the Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.[3] The name of the mountain is derived from the Shoshoni word meaning "many pinnacles". The peak is northeast of the Grand Teton, and the two are separated from one another by the Teton Glacier and Mount Owen. Teewinot Mountain rises more than 5,500 feet (1,700 m) above Jenny Lake. The 40 miles (64 km) long Teton Range is the youngest mountain chain in the Rocky Mountains, and began their uplift 9 million years ago, during the Miocene.[4] Several periods of glaciation have carved Teewinot Mountain and the other peaks of the range into their current shapes. Broken Falls is one of the tallest cascades in Grand Teton National Park and descends 300 feet (91 m) down the eastern slopes of Teewinot Mountain.

Teewinot Mountain
East face of Teewinot Mountain from Jackson Hole
Highest point
Elevation12,330 ft (3,760 m)[1] NAVD 88
Prominence805 ft (245 m)[1]
Coordinates43°44′50″N 110°46′49″W[2]
Geography
Teewinot Mountain is located in Wyoming
Teewinot Mountain
Teewinot Mountain
Location in Wyoming
Teewinot Mountain is located in the United States
Teewinot Mountain
Teewinot Mountain
Location in the United States
LocationGrand Teton National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, U.S.
Parent rangeTeton Range
Topo mapUSGS Grand Teton
Climbing
First ascent1929 (Fryxell)
Easiest routeClimb, class 4

Climbing

Teewinot Mountain is most easily ascended via the eastern face, which finishes with a somewhat exposed Class 4 scramble to the tiny summit. An unmarked climbers' trail, known as the Apex Trail, leads most of the way up the mountain from the Lupine Meadows area.[5]

See also
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Geology of the Grand Teton area

References
  1. "Teewinot Mountain, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  2. "Teewinot Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  3. Grand teton, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  4. "Mountain Uplift". Creation of the Teton landscape: Geologic story of Grand Teton National Park. National Park Service. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  5. "Teewinot Mountain". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
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