Mount Helen (Wyoming)

Mount Helen
North aspect
Highest point
Elevation13,620 ft (4,150 m)[1]
Prominence820 ft (250 m)[1]
Coordinates43°09′04″N 109°37′52″W / 43.15111°N 109.63111°W / 43.15111; -109.63111[2]
Geography
Mount Helen is located in Wyoming
Mount Helen
Mount Helen
Location in Wyoming
Mount Helen is located in the United States
Mount Helen
Mount Helen
Location in the United States
LocationSublette County, Wyoming, U.S.
Parent rangeWind River Range
Topo mapUSGS Gannett Peak
Climbing
First ascent1924 by Herman Buhl and Albert Ellingwood

Mount Helen (13,620 feet (4,150 m)) is located in the Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming.[3] The peak is the fourth highest peak in the range[4] and the fifth tallest in Wyoming.[5] The summit is located in the Bridger Wilderness of Bridger-Teton National Forest, immediately west of the Continental Divide. The eastern flanks of the mountain are covered in snowfields and glaciers, including Helen and Sacagawea Glaciers, all of which are in the Fitzpatrick Wilderness of Shoshone National Forest.

  1. ^ a b "Mount Helen, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "Mount Helen". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  3. ^ Gannett Peak, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  4. ^ "Wind River Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  5. ^ "Wyoming 13,000-foot Peaks". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 23, 2013.