Albright Peak (10,557 feet (3,218 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]
Albright Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 10,557 ft (3,218 m)[1] |
Prominence | 312 ft (95 m)[1] |
Coordinates | 43°40′15″N 110°48′50″W / 43.67083°N 110.81389°W[2] |
Geography | |
Location | Teton County, Wyoming, U.S. |
Parent range | Teton Range |
Topo map | USGS Grand Teton |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Scramble |
References
edit- ^ a b "Albright Peak, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ^ a b "Albright Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ^ Grand Teton, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2011-10-01.
- ^ 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.