Darwin Peak
{{Short description|Mountain in Wyoming, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Darwin Peak
| photo = Darwin Peak.jpg
| photo_caption = North aspect
| elevation_ft = 11647
| elevation_ref ={{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/7250|title=Darwin Peak - 11,647' WY|website=listsofjohn.com|accessdate=2023-07-17}}
| prominence_ft = 867
| isolation_mi = 3.07
| parent_peak = Doubletop Peak (11,740 ft)
| country = United States
| state = Wyoming
| region = Teton
| region_type = County
| part_type = Protected area | part = Gros Ventre Wilderness
| range = Rocky Mountains
Gros Ventre Range{{cite peakbagger|pid=5242|name=Darwin Peak, Wyoming|access-date=2023-07-17}}
| etymology = Fred Dickerson Dorwin
| map = Wyoming#USA
| label_position = right
| map_size = 270
| map_caption = Location in Wyoming
| coordinates = {{coord|43.3890248|N|110.3087001|W|type:mountain_region:US-WY_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref ={{cite gnis|id=1587358|name=Darwin Peak|access-date=2023-07-17}}
| topo = USGS Darwin Peak
| rock = Sandstone[https://books.google.com/books?id=2IisjmWfw2MC&dq=darwin+peak+gros+ventre&pg=RA3-SL7-PA8 William W. Mallory, Pennsylvanian and Associated Rocks in Wyoming], Geological Survey Professional Papers, US Government Printing Office (1949), p. G8.
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route = {{YDS|2}} hiking
}}
Darwin Peak is an {{convert|11647|ft|meter|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off|sp=us}} mountain summit in Teton County, Wyoming, United States.
Description
Darwin Peak is located in the Gros Ventre Range, which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. Darwin Peak ranks as the third-highest peak in the range and is {{convert|3.09|mi|km}} north-northwest of Doubletop Peak, the highest peak in the range. It is set {{convert|22|mi|km}} west of the Continental Divide within the Gros Ventre Wilderness, on land managed by Bridger-Teton National Forest. The nearest town is Jackson, {{convert|24|mi|km}} to the west-northwest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into headwaters of the Gros Ventre River and topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over {{convert|2600|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} above the river in 1.7 mile (2.7 km).
History
The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names, and has been recorded in publications since at least 1914 as the summit was used as a triangulation station.[https://books.google.com/books?id=e8x8ERNoBykC&dq=darwin+peak+gros+ventre&pg=PA138 R.B. Marshall, Results of Spirit Leveling in Wyoming] Government Printing Office (1914), p. 138. A USGS benchmark was placed at the summit in 1905.[https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=OX0785 National Geodetic Survey data sheet, Darwin, ID OX0785] The name refers to Fred Dickerson Dorwin (1856–1929), an early homesteader who owned a ranch six miles east of the peak in the early 1900s.[https://www.darwinranch.com/darwinhistory The Darwin History, darwinranch.com] Retrieved 2023-07-17.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Darwin Peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 | issn = 1027-5606}} Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter and as thunderstorms in summer.
{{Weather box
|location = Darwin Peak 43.3952 N, 110.3074 W, Elevation: {{cvt|11312|ft}} (1991–2020 normals)
|single line = y
|Jan high F = 21.3
|Feb high F = 21.0
|Mar high F = 26.6
|Apr high F = 31.8
|May high F = 41.4
|Jun high F = 52.5
|Jul high F = 62.7
|Aug high F = 61.8
|Sep high F = 52.4
|Oct high F = 39.2
|Nov high F = 26.9
|Dec high F = 20.6
|Jan mean F = 12.4
|Feb mean F = 11.2
|Mar mean F = 16.0
|Apr mean F = 20.7
|May mean F = 29.8
|Jun mean F = 39.8
|Jul mean F = 49.0
|Aug mean F = 48.1
|Sep mean F = 39.6
|Oct mean F = 28.1
|Nov mean F = 18.0
|Dec mean F = 11.9
|Jan low F = 3.4
|Feb low F = 1.4
|Mar low F = 5.4
|Apr low F = 9.6
|May low F = 18.2
|Jun low F = 27.2
|Jul low F = 35.2
|Aug low F = 34.5
|Sep low F = 26.9
|Oct low F = 17.0
|Nov low F = 9.1
|Dec low F = 3.1
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.64
|Feb precipitation inch = 3.15
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.84
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.64
|May precipitation inch = 3.43
|Jun precipitation inch = 2.27
|Jul precipitation inch = 1.51
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.54
|Sep precipitation inch = 2.12
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.31
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.13
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.81
|source=PRISM Climate Group{{cite web
|url= http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/
|title= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
|publisher= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
|access-date= October 7, 2023
|quote= To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.}}
}}
See also
{{portal|Mountains}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=OX0785 National Geodetic Survey data sheet]
- Weather forecast: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5822678/United%20States/Wyoming/Teton/Darwin%20Peak Darwin Peak]
{{Mountains of Wyoming}}
Category:Bridger–Teton National Forest