Mount Whitecap

Mount Whitecap
Mount Whitecap

Sublette County, Wyoming, U.S.

Highest point
Elevation 13,025 ft (3,970 m) [1]
Prominence 580 ft (180 m) [1]
Coordinates 43°10′07″N 109°41′32″W / 43.16861°N 109.69222°W / 43.16861; -109.69222Coordinates: 43°10′07″N 109°41′32″W / 43.16861°N 109.69222°W / 43.16861; -109.69222 [2]
Geography
Location Sublette County, Wyoming, U.S.
Parent range Wind River Range
Topo map USGS Gannett Peak
Climbing
First ascent 1930 (Kenneth Henderson and Robert Underhill)[1]

Mount Whitecap (13,025 ft (3,970 m)) is located in the northern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming.[3] Situated 2.25 mi (3.62 km) southwest of Gannett Peak, Mount Whitecap is in the Bridger Wilderness of Bridger-Teton National Forest. Baby Glacier lies just to the east of the peak and Split Mountain is 1 mi (1.6 km) southeast.[3] Mount Whitecap is the 30th tallest peak in Wyoming.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mount Whitecap, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Mount Whitecap". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Gannett Peak, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved November 23, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Wyoming 13,000-foot Peaks". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 23, 2013.


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