Wolfs Head

Wolfs Head
Wolfs Head from southeast
Highest point
Elevation12,165 ft (3,708 m)[1]
Prominence80 ft (24 m)[1]
Coordinates42°46′50″N 109°13′58″W / 42.78056°N 109.23278°W / 42.78056; -109.23278[2]
Geography
Wolfs Head is located in Wyoming
Wolfs Head
Wolfs Head
Location in Wyoming
Wolfs Head is located in the United States
Wolfs Head
Wolfs Head
Location in the United States
LocationFremont and Sublette Counties, Wyoming, U.S.
Parent rangeWind River Range
Topo mapUSGS Lizard Head Peak

Wolfs Head is a (12,165-foot (3,708 m)) mountain located in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming.[3] Wolfs Head is on the northwest side of the Cirque of the Towers, a popular climbing area. The peak is just north of Overhanging Tower and connected to Pingora Peak by a narrow arête. The East Ridge route on the Wolf's Head is recognized in the historic climbing text Fifty Classic Climbs of North America and considered a classic climb.[4] Wolfs Head is situated on the Continental Divide.

  1. ^ a b "Wolfs Head, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  2. ^ "Wolfs Head". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  3. ^ Lizard Head Peak, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  4. ^ Roper, Steve; Steck, Allen (1979). Fifty Classic Climbs of North America. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. pp. 177–183. ISBN 0-87156-292-8.