Everything about Gannett Peak totally explained
Gannett Peak is the highest
peak in the
U.S. state of
Wyoming and straddles the boundary between
Fremont and
Sublette Counties along the
Continental Divide.
Overview
Geographically, Gannett Peak is the apex of the entire Central Rockies; the largely continuous group of the chain occupying the states of
Wyoming,
Idaho and
Montana. Named in 1906 for American geographer
Henry Gannett, the peak is also the highpoint of the
Wind River Range. The mountain slopes are located in both
Bridger-Teton National Forest and
Shoshone National Forest. Gannett is the highest peak within what is better known as the
Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The 896 acre (3.63 km²)
Gannett Glacier, which is likely the largest single
glacier in the
Rocky Mountains of the U.S., flows down from the northern slopes of the mountain.
Minor Glacier is situated in the western cirque of the peak while
Dinwoody and
Gooseneck Glaciers can be found on the southeast side of the mountain.
Gannett Peak is commonly climbed on a four to six day round-trip, and is considered amongst
mountaineers as second only to
Alaska's
Denali in difficulty of state high points. However, many climbers rank Gannett Peak behind both Denali and Montana's
Granite Peak, which, in 1923, was the last state high point climbed.
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