| Fremont Peak | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Wind_River_Range_July_2017_1.jpg) Fremont Peak at center from near Island Lake | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,751 ft (4,191 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,184 ft (361 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 43°07′29″N 109°37′05″W / 43.12472°N 109.61806°W[2] |
| Geography | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:USA_Wyoming_relief_location_map.svg)  Fremont Peak | |
| Parent range | Wind River Range |
| Topo map | USGS Fremont Peak South |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1842 Fremont and others |
Fremont Peak is the third highest peak in the state of Wyoming, surpassed only by Gannett Peak and Grand Teton, and straddles the boundary between Fremont and Sublette counties in the Wind River Range.[3] It is named for American explorer John C. Frémont who climbed the peak with Charles Preuss and Johnny Janisse from August 13 to August 15, 1842.[1][4] Kit Carson had been with the climbing party on its first attempt at the peak, but had gone back for supplies the day Fremont and his men reached the summit. Carson is thought by some to have been the first to climb neighboring Jackson Peak. At that time, Fremont Peak was mistakenly thought to be the highest mountain in the Rocky Mountains, although there are actually over 100 higher peaks in the Rocky Mountain range.
- ^ a b c "Fremont Peak, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
- ^ "Fremont Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
- ^ Fremont Peak South, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved May 23, 2013.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 132.