Albright Peak

Albright Peak
Albright Peak

Teton County, Wyoming, U.S.

Highest point
Elevation 10,552 ft (3,216 m) [1]
Prominence 312 ft (95 m) [1]
Coordinates 43°40′15″N 110°48′50″W / 43.67083°N 110.81389°W / 43.67083; -110.81389Coordinates: 43°40′15″N 110°48′50″W / 43.67083°N 110.81389°W / 43.67083; -110.81389 [2]
Geography
Location Teton County, Wyoming, U.S.
Parent range Teton Range
Topo map USGS Grand Teton
Climbing
Easiest route Scramble

Albright Peak (10,552 feet (3,216 m) is located in the Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Albright Peak is the only mountain peak named for Horace M. Albright, the second director of the National Park Service.[2] The peak is .8 mi (1.3 km) SSE of Static Peak and towers to the northwest over Phelps Lake.[3] The easiest climbing access to Albright Peak is via the Alaska Basin Trail.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Albright Peak, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  2. 1 2 "Albright Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  3. ↑ Grand Teton, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  4. ↑ Ortenburger, Leigh N.; Reynold G. Jackson (Nov 1, 1996). A climber's guide to the Teton Range. Mountaineers Books. p. 47. ISBN 0-89886-480-1.


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