Lizard Head Peak (12,847 feet (3,916 m)) is in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming.[3] Situated in Shoshone National Forest, Lizard Head Peak is the northeasternmost peak in the Cirque of the Towers, a popular climbing area. Lizard Head Glacier is just WNW of the peak.

Lizard Head Peak
Lizard Head Peak
Highest point
Elevation12,847 ft (3,916 m)[1]
Prominence1,882 ft (574 m)[1]
Coordinates42°47′24″N 109°11′49″W / 42.79000°N 109.19694°W / 42.79000; -109.19694[2]
Geography
Lizard Head Peak is located in Wyoming
Lizard Head Peak
Lizard Head Peak
Location in Wyoming
Lizard Head Peak is located in the United States
Lizard Head Peak
Lizard Head Peak
Location in the United States
LocationFremont County, Wyoming, U.S.
Parent rangeWind River Range
Topo mapUSGS Lizard Head Peak

Mountain

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Lizard Head Peak is the third highest peak in the southern Winds, though it is slightly east of the Continental Divide. Similarly with other mountains in the region, Lizard Head is made entirely of granite.[4]

Lizard Head Peak overlooks Lizard Head Meadows to its south, a wetland that floods in the spring with a trail that runs west towards the Cirque of the Towers (roughly one mile southwest of Lizard Head Peak). The northwest of Lizard Head holds the South Fork Glacier, with another smaller glacier on its true north face.[4]

 
Lizard Head Peak, south aspect

References

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Lizard Head from south
  1. ^ a b "Lizard Head Peak, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  2. ^ "Lizard Head Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  3. ^ Lizard Head Peak, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Lizard Head Peak : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost". www.summitpost.org. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
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