Mount Owen (Wyoming)
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class 5.1 |
Mount Owen (12,933 feet (3,942 m)) is the second highest peak in the
glaciation have carved Mount Owen and the other peaks of the range into their current shapes.[4] Valhalla Canyon
is situated on the west slopes of Mount Owen.
Climbing
After two failed attempts in 1927 and one in 1928, Mount Owen was first climbed in 1930, and was one of the last of the major Teton peaks to be climbed.Class 5.1 to 5.10[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Mount Owen, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ^ "Mount Owen". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ^ Grand Teton, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ^ a b c Jackson, Reynold G. (2004). "Park of the Matterhorns". Grand Teton Historic Resource Study. National Park Service. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
- ^ "Mountain Uplift". Creation of the Teton landscape: Geologic story of Grand Teton National Park. National Park Service. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
- ^ "Mount Owen". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2010-11-21.