Lizard Head Peak
{{Short description|Mountain in the state of Wyoming}}
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{{Infobox mountain
| name = Lizard Head Peak
| photo = Lizard Head Peak (2843076282).jpg
| photo_caption = Lizard Head Peak
| elevation_ft = 12847
| elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger|pid=5405|name=Lizard Head Peak, Wyoming
|access-date=April 13, 2016}}
| prominence_ft = 1882
| location = Fremont County, Wyoming, U.S.
| range = Wind River Range
| map = Wyoming#USA
| relief = 1
| map_caption = Location in Wyoming##Location in the United States
| coordinates = {{coord|42|47|24|N|109|11|49|W|type:mountain_region:US-WY_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis|id=1601064|name=Lizard Head Peak|access-date=April 13, 2016}}
| topo = USGS Lizard Head Peak
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route =
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Lizard Head Peak ({{convert|12847|ft}}) is in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming.{{cite map|publisher=TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps)|title=Lizard Head Peak, WY|url=https://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=42.790058&lon=-109.197801&datum=nad83&zoom=4&map=auto&coord=d&size=l|access-date=April 13, 2016}} Situated in Shoshone National Forest, Lizard Head Peak is the northeasternmost peak in the Cirque of the Towers, a popular climbing area. Lizard Head Glacier is just WNW of the peak.
Mountain
Lizard Head Peak is the third highest peak in the southern Winds, though it is slightly east of the Continental Divide. Similarly with other mountains in the region, Lizard Head is made entirely of granite.{{Cite web |title=Lizard Head Peak : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost |url=https://www.summitpost.org/lizard-head-peak/153710 |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=www.summitpost.org}}
Lizard Head Peak overlooks Lizard Head Meadows to its south, a wetland that floods in the spring with a trail that runs west towards the Cirque of the Towers (roughly one mile southwest of Lizard Head Peak). The northwest of Lizard Head holds the South Fork Glacier, with another smaller glacier on its true north face. File:Lizard Head Peak, Wyoming.jpg
References
File:Lizard Head Peak, Wyo.jpg
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External links
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- [http://www.mountainmancountry.com/attractions/destinations/wind-river-mountians.html General Information on the Wind River Range]
- [https://www.summitpost.org/wind-river-range/171223 Climbing the Wind River Range] ([https://www.climbingwyoming.com/ more])
- [http://www.sublette.com/examiner/v5n23/v5n23s3.htm Glaciers in the Wind River Range]
- [http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/shoshone/ Shoshone National Forest Federal website]
- [http://www.continentaldividetrail.org/ Continental Divide Trail information]
{{Mountains of Wyoming}}
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Category:Bridger–Teton National Forest
Category:Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Category:Landforms of Fremont County, Wyoming
Category:Mountain ranges of Wyoming
Category:Mountains of Fremont County, Wyoming
Category:Ranges of the Rocky Mountains
Category:Shoshone National Forest
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