Mount Sacagawea

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Mount Sacagawea

| photo = Mt. Sacagawea from Sacagawea Glacier.jpg

| photo_caption = Mount Sacagawea from Sacagawea Glacier

| elevation_ft = 13575

| elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger|pid=5385|name=Mount Sacagawea, Wyoming|access-date=May 24, 2013}}

| prominence_ft = 409

| prominence_ref =

| range = Wind River Range

| parent_peak =

| listing = Mountains of Wyoming

| location = Fremont / Sublette counties, Wyoming, U.S.

| map = USA Wyoming#USA

| relief = 1

| map_caption = Location in Wyoming##Location in the United States

| coordinates = {{coord|43|08|12|N|109|37|30|W|type:mountain_region:US-WY_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis|id=1602667|name=Mount Sacagawea|access-date=May 24, 2013}}

| topo = USGS Fremont Peak North (WY)

| rock = MigmatiteJoe Kelsey, 2013, Climbing and Hiking in the Wind River Mountains, Falcon Guides, {{ISBN|9781493001354}}, page 33.

| first_ascent = 1926 Albert Ellingwood, Eleanor Davis, Stephen Hart, Marion Warner

| easiest_route =

}}

Mount Sacagawea ({{convert|13575|ft|abbr=on}}) is the eighth-highest peak in the U.S. state of Wyoming and the seventh-highest in the Wind River Range.{{cite peakbagger |rid=1443|title=Wind River Range|access-date=May 24, 2013}}{{cite peakbagger|lid=21344|title=Wyoming 13,000-foot Peaks|access-date=May 24, 2013}} It was named after Sacagawea, the young Lemhi Shoshone woman who accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition as an interpreter and guide. The Upper Fremont Glacier is located southeast and the Sacagawea Glacier is northeast of the mountain.{{Cite map|publisher=TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps)|title=Fremont Peak North, WY|url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=43.13849&lon=-109.62184&datum=nad83&zoom=4&map=auto&coord=d&mode=pan&size=m|access-date=May 24, 2013}} Straddling the Continental Divide, Mount Sacagawea is one mile (1.6 km) northwest of Fremont Peak.

Hazards

Encountering bears is a concern in the Wind River Range.{{cite news |author=Staff |title=Bear Safety in Wyoming's Wind River Country |url=https://windriver.org/bear-safety-in-wyomings-wind-river-country/ |date=April 24, 2017 |work=WindRiver.org |url-status=live |archivedate=July 26, 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726133155/https://windriver.org/bear-safety-in-wyomings-wind-river-country/ |access-date=May 31, 2022 }} There are other concerns as well, including bugs, wildfires, adverse snow conditions and nighttime cold temperatures.{{cite news |last=Ballou |first=Dawn |title=Wind River Range condition update - Fires, trails, bears, Continental Divide |url=http://www.pinedaleonline.com/news/2005/07/WindRiverRangecondit.htm |date=July 27, 2005 |work=PineDaleOnline News |url-status=live |archivedate=April 21, 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421050551/http://www.pinedaleonline.com/news/2005/07/WindRiverRangecondit.htm |access-date=May 31, 2022 }}

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,{{cite news |author=Staff |title=Falling Rock, Loose Rock, Failure to Test Holds, Wyoming, Wind River Range, Seneca Lake |url=http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13199308300/Falling-Rock-Loose-Rock-Failure-to-Test-Holds-Wyoming-Wind-River-Range-Seneca-Lake |date=1993 |work=American Alpine Club |url-status=live |archivedate=July 26, 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726124452/http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13199308300/Falling-Rock-Loose-Rock-Failure-to-Test-Holds-Wyoming-Wind-River-Range-Seneca-Lake |access-date=May 31, 2022 }} 2007 (involving an experienced NOLS leader),{{cite news |last=MacDonald |first=Dougald |title=Trundled Rock Kills NOLS Leader |url=https://www.climbing.com/news/trundled-rock-kills-nols-leader/ |date=August 14, 2007 |work=Climbing |url-status=live |archivedate=July 26, 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726131458/https://www.climbing.com/news/trundled-rock-kills-nols-leader/ |access-date=May 31, 2022 }} 2015{{cite news |author=Staff |title=Officials rule Wind River Range climbing deaths accidental |url=https://trib.com/outdoors/officials-rule-wind-river-range-climbing-deaths-accidental/article_eca43632-2f91-519f-bb81-0c59ed52e07e.html |date=December 9, 2015 |work=Casper Star-Tribune |url-status=dead |archivedate=July 26, 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726124448/https://trib.com/outdoors/officials-rule-wind-river-range-climbing-deaths-accidental/article_eca43632-2f91-519f-bb81-0c59ed52e07e.html |access-date=May 31, 2022 }} and 2018.{{cite news |last=Dayton |first=Kelsey |title=Deadly underestimation |url=https://www.wyofile.com/deadly-underestimation/ |date=August 24, 2018 |work=WyoFile News |url-status=live |archivedate=July 26, 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726124437/https://www.wyofile.com/deadly-underestimation/ |access-date=May 31, 2022 }} Other incidents include a seriously injured backpacker being airlifted near SquareTop Mountain{{cite web |last=Funk |first=Jason |title=Squaretop Mountain Rock Climbing |url=https://www.mountainproject.com/area/106521163/squaretop-mountain |date=2009 |work=Mountain Project |url-status=live |archivedate=July 26, 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726095630/https://www.mountainproject.com/area/106521163/squaretop-mountain |access-date=May 31, 2022 }} in 2005,{{cite news |author=Staff |title=Injured man rescued from Square Top Mtn - Tip-Top Search & Rescue helps 2 injured on the mountain |url=http://www.pinedaleonline.com/news/2005/07/Injuredmanrescuedfro.htm |date=July 22, 2005 |work=PineDaleOnline News |url-status=live |archivedate=July 26, 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726131552/http://www.pinedaleonline.com/news/2005/07/Injuredmanrescuedfro.htm |access-date=May 31, 2022 }} and a fatal hiker incident (from an apparent accidental fall) in 2006 that involved state search and rescue.{{cite news |author=Staff |title=Incident Reports - September, 2006 - Wind River Search |url=http://www.1.wildernessdoc.com/Report.aspx?IN=13 |date=September 1, 2006 |work=WildernessDoc.com |url-status=dead |archivedate=January 27, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127232916/http://www.1.wildernessdoc.com/Report.aspx?IN=13 |access-date=May 31, 2022 }} The U.S. Forest Service does not offer updated aggregated records on the official number of fatalities in the Wind River Range.

Gallery

File:Mount Sacagawea, Wyoming.jpg|Southwest aspect

File:Mount Sacagawea, Fremont Peak.jpg|Mount Sacagawea (left) and Fremont Peak (right of center)

File:Mount Sacagawea WY.jpg|Southwest aspect at sunset

References

External links

[http://www.mountainmancountry.com/attractions/destinations/wind-river-mountians.html General Information on the Wind River Range] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110414114256/http://www.mountainmancountry.com/attractions/destinations/wind-river-mountians.html |date=2011-04-14 }}
[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]

Category:Bridger–Teton National Forest

Category:Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Category:Mountains of Fremont County, Wyoming

Category:Mountains of Sublette County, Wyoming

Category:Mountains of Wyoming

Category:Shoshone National Forest

Category:Sacagawea