Lizard Head Peak | |
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Lizard Head Peak | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 12,847 ft (3,916 m) |
Prominence | 1,882 ft (574 m) |
Coordinates | 42°47′24″N 109°11′49″W / 42.79000°N 109.19694°W / 42.79000; -109.19694 |
Geography | |
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Location | Fremont County, Wyoming, U.S. |
Parent range | Wind River Range |
Topo map | USGS Lizard Head Peak |
Lizard Head Peak (12,847 feet (3,916 m)) is in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. 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.
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.
References
- ^ "Lizard Head Peak, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- "Lizard Head Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- Lizard Head Peak, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ^ "Lizard Head Peak : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost". www.summitpost.org. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
External links
- General Information on the Wind River Range
- Climbing the Wind River Range (more)
- Glaciers in the Wind River Range
- Shoshone National Forest Federal website
- Continental Divide Trail information
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