Mount Bonneville | |
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![]() Mount Bonneville is the rugged mountain on the left in this view from Bonneville Basin. Raid Peak is at center. | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 12,590 ft (3,840 m) [1] |
Prominence | 785 ft (239 m) [1] |
Coordinates | 42°52′19″N 109°20′22″W / 42.87194°N 109.33944°WCoordinates: 42°52′19″N 109°20′22″W / 42.87194°N 109.33944°W [2] |
Geography | |
Location | Sublette County, Wyoming, U.S. |
Parent range | Wind River Range |
Topo map | USGS Mount Bonneville |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1946 (Weir Stewart and Harry Willits) |
Mount Bonneville (12,590 feet (3,840 m)) is located in the Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming.[3] The summit is located in the Bridger Wilderness of Bridger-Teton National Forest, immediately west of the Continental Divide. Mount Bonneville is a distinctively iconic peak of the Wind River Range, and was named after explorer Benjamin Bonneville.
References
- ^ a b "Mount Bonneville, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ^ "Mount Bonneville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ^ Mount Bonneville, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved March 16, 2014.