This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of the U.S. State of Wyoming.
The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways: The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level. The first table below ranks the 40 highest major summits of Wyoming by elevation. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings. The second table below ranks the 40 most prominent summits of Wyoming. The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation. The third table below ranks the 40 most isolated major summits of Wyoming. __TOC__
Highest major summits
Of the highest major summits of Wyoming, five peaks exceed elevation, 16 peaks exceed , and 38 peaks exceed elevation.
+The 40 highest summits of Wyoming with at least 500 meters of topographic prominenceRankMountain peakMountain rangeElevationProminenceIsolationLocation1Wind River Range2Teton Range3Wind River Range4Bighorn Mountains5Absaroka Range6Wind River Range7Teton Range8Wind River Range9Wind River Range10Absaroka Range11Absaroka Range12Absaroka Range13Wind River Range14Medicine Bow Mountains15Gros Ventre Range16Absaroka Range17Wyoming Range18Absaroka Range19Absaroka Range20Medicine Bow Mountains21Park Range22Teton Range23Absaroka Range24Salt River Range25Wyoming Range26Wyoming Range27Yellowstone Plateau28Absaroka Range29Absaroka Range30Absaroka Range31Wyoming Range32Red Mountains33Laramie Mountains34Absaroka Range35Gallatin Range36Yellowstone Plateau37Ferris Mountains38Snake River Range39Laramie Mountains40Shirley Mountains
Most prominent summits
Of the most prominent summits of Wyoming, Cloud Peak and Gannett Peak both exceed of topographic prominence. Those two peaks and Grand Teton are ultra-prominent summits with more than of topographic prominence. Nine peaks exceed of topographic prominence.
+The 40 most topographically prominent summits of WyomingRankMountain peakMountain rangeElevationProminenceIsolationLocation1Bighorn Mountains2Wind River Range3Teton Range4Absaroka Range5Absaroka Range6Wyoming Range7Laramie Mountains8Medicine Bow Mountains9Ferris Mountains10Medicine Bow Mountains11Gros Ventre Range12Teton Range13Wind River Range14Wyoming Range15Absaroka Range16Snake River Range17Wyoming Range18Gallatin Range19Red Mountains20Salt River Range21Absaroka Range22Wind River Range23Absaroka Range24Absaroka Range25Yellowstone Plateau26Absaroka Range27Shirley Mountains28Park Range29Wind River Range30Absaroka Range31Absaroka Range32Teton Range33Wind River Range34Yellowstone Plateau35Wyoming Range36Laramie Mountains37Bighorn Mountains38Absaroka Range39Wind River Range40Absaroka Range
Most isolated major summits
Of the most isolated major summits of Wyoming, four peaks exceed of topographic isolation and 32 peaks exceed of topographic isolation.
+The 40 most topographically isolated summits of Wyoming with at least 500 meters of topographic prominenceRankMountain peakMountain rangeElevationProminenceIsolationLocation1Wind River Range2Bighorn Mountains3Teton Range4Laramie Mountains5Ferris Mountains6Wyoming Range7Absaroka Range8Bighorn Mountains9Medicine Bow Mountains10Wind River Range11Shirley Mountains12Absaroka Range13Park Range14Gros Ventre Range15Medicine Bow Mountains16Laramie Mountains17Red Mountains18Wyoming Range19Gallatin Range20Absaroka Range21Absaroka Range22Absaroka Range23Wyoming Range24Absaroka Range25Salt River Range26Yellowstone Plateau27Yellowstone Plateau28Snake River Range29Wind River Range30Absaroka RangeAbsaroka RangeWind River RangeTeton Range34Absaroka Range35Teton Range36Absaroka Range37Wind River Range38Wyoming Range39Absaroka Range40Absaroka Range
Hazards
Encountering bears is a concern in the Wind River Range. There are other concerns as well, including bugs, wildfires, adverse snow conditions and nighttime cold temperatures.
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, 2007 (involving an experienced NOLS leader), 2015 and 2018. Other incidents include a seriously injured backpacker being airlifted near SquareTop Mountain in 2005, and a fatal hiker incident (from an apparent accidental fall) in 2006 that involved state search and rescue. The U.S. Forest Service does not offer updated aggregated records on the official number of fatalities in the Wind River Range.
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See also
List of mountain peaks of North America List of mountain peaks of Greenland List of mountain peaks of Canada List of mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains List of mountain peaks of the United States List of mountain peaks of Alaska List of mountain peaks of Arizona List of mountain peaks of California List of mountain peaks of Colorado List of mountain peaks of Hawaii List of mountain peaks of Idaho List of mountain peaks of Montana List of mountain peaks of Nevada List of mountain peaks of New Mexico List of mountain peaks of Oregon List of mountain peaks of Utah List of mountain peaks of Washington (state)
List of mountains of Wyoming List of mountain peaks of México List of mountain peaks of Central America List of mountain peaks of the Caribbean Wyoming Geography of Wyoming :Category:Mountains of Wyoming commons:Category:Mountains of Wyoming Physical geography Topography Topographic elevation Topographic prominence Topographic isolation
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References
External links
United States Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic Names Information System @ USGS United States National Geodetic Survey (NGS) Geodetic Glossary @ NGS NGVD 29 to NAVD 88 online elevation converter @ NGS Survey Marks and Datasheets @ NGS Bivouac.com Peakbagger.com Peaklist.org Peakware.com Summitpost.org