Disappointment Peak (Wyoming)

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Disappointment Peak
Elevation 11,618 ft (3,541 m)
Location Wyoming, USA
Range Teton Range
Prominence 418 ft (127 m)
Coordinates 43°44′01″N 110°47′32″W / 43.73361, -110.79222Coordinates: 43°44′01″N 110°47′32″W / 43.73361, -110.79222
Topo map USGS Grand Teton
First ascent Phil Smith and others 1925
Easiest route Technical Class 4 to 5.12c

Disappointment Peak is located in the Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, immediately southeast of Grand Teton.[1] The peak is part of what is collectively known as the Cathedral Group, a region of the Tetons noted for particularly rugged mountains. Disappointment Peak rises to the north of Garnet Canyon and to the west of Amphitheater and Surprise lakes. The peak has a variety of mountaineering routes, including the most difficult in the range.[2]

[edit] Cited references

  1. ^ Disappointment Peak, USGS Grand Teton (WY) Topo Map (Map). Topozone. Retrieved on 2007-02-10.
  2. ^ Disappointment Peak. Summitpost. Retrieved on 2007-02-10.
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