Signal Mountain (Wyoming)
Signal Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,720 ft (2,350 m)[1] |
Prominence | 890 ft (270 m)[1] |
Coordinates | 43°50′56″N 110°34′02″W / 43.84889°N 110.56722°W[2] |
Geography | |
Location | Grand Teton National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, U.S. |
Topo map | USGS Moran (WY) |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Hike |
Signal Mountain is an isolated summit standing 7,720 feet (2,350 m) above sea level. The mountain is located in Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming.[3] The next closest higher summit is more than 10 miles (16 km) distant, and this isolation provides sweeping views of the Teton Range, much of the northern Jackson Hole area as well as the Snake River. Though located adjacent to the Tetons, Signal Mountain was not formed in the same manner or period. The mountain originally was formed by volcanic ashfall from one of the eruptions of the Yellowstone hotspot. The peak is also partially a glacial moraine formed by a receding glacier that came south out of the Yellowstone icecap.[4] This same glacier also created neighboring Jackson Lake.
Signal Mountain has a 5-mile (8.0 km) long road providing vehicular access to an observation area located just below the main summit. The
See also
References
- ^ a b "Signal Mountain, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ^ "Signal Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ^ Moran, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ^ 'Creation of the Teton Landscape' by David D. Love & John C. Reed
- ^ "Day Hikes" (pdf). National Park Service. February 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-25.