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A Shoshone encampment in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming, photographed by W. H. Jackson, 1870 Green River Lakes and Squaretop Mountain [2] Titcomb Lakes Looking across the Bonneville Basin to Mount Bonneville and Raid Peak. The Wind River Range (or "Winds" for short) is a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in western Wyoming in the ...
Expect the trail to be busy in July and August as the cirque is the most popular hiking and climbing destination in the Wind River Range. Lonesome Lake was the first lake in the Wind River Range whose water was deemed unfit for consumption due to human waste and consequently, no camping is permitted within a quarter mile (400 m) of the lake.
Wind Mountain is part of the Cascade Range and is set within the Columbia River Gorge, on land managed by Gifford Pinchot National Forest. The prominent landmark is situated three miles east of Carson, Washington, and two miles east of the mouth of Wind River. Precipitation runoff from Wind Mountain drains into the Columbia River.
Other incidents include a seriously injured backpacker being airlifted near SquareTop Mountain [15] in 2005, [16] and a fatal hiker incident (from an apparent accidental fall) in 2006 that involved state search and rescue. [17] The U.S. Forest Service does not offer updated aggregated records on the official number of fatalities in the Wind ...
Sinks Canyon State Park is a public recreation and nature preservation area located in the Wind River Mountains, six miles (9.7 km) southwest of Lander, Wyoming, on Wyoming Highway 131. The state park is named for a portion of the Middle Fork of the Popo Agie River where it flows into an underground limestone cavern, named "the Sinks," and ...
Raid Peak (12,537 feet (3,821 m)) is located in the Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. [3] The mountain is in the Bridger Wilderness of Bridger-Teton National Forest, 1.25 mi (2.01 km) west of the Continental Divide and .85 mi (1.37 km) south of Mount Bonneville.
The peak is located on the Continental Divide and is the second highest peak in the remote Wind River Range after Gannett Peak.The east flank of the peak is in the Fitzpatrick Wilderness of Shoshone National Forest, while the west side is in the Bridger Wilderness of Bridger-Teton National Forest.
Silas Canyon is a canyon in the Wind River mountain range near Lander, Wyoming in the United States. [2] The canyon is a long glacial-carved trough with numerous lakes, which makes it a popular destination for backpackers and fishermen. [3] [4] The 33-acre (13 ha) Thumb Lake sits at its head. [2] Plant life