Bastion Peak-Northeast Peak
Mountain peak in Wyoming
Bastion Peak-Northeast Peak 13,476 ft (4,107 m) is located in the Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming .[2] The peak is one of the highest in Wyoming,[3] and is connected to its taller neighbor Bastion Peak by an arête to the southwest.[2] An unnamed glacier lies below the precipitous east flank of the mountain, while Gannett Glacier is to the south.
Hazards
Encountering bears is a concern in the Wind River Range .[4] There are other concerns as well, including bugs , wildfires , adverse snow conditions and nighttime cold temperatures .[5]
Importantly, there have been notable incidents, including accidental deaths , due to falls from steep cliffs (a misstep could be fatal in this class 4/5 terrain ) and due to falling rocks , over the years, including 1993,[6] 2007 (involving an experienced NOLS leader ),[7] 2015[8] and 2018.[9] Other incidents include a seriously injured backpacker being airlifted near SquareTop Mountain [10] in 2005,[11] and a fatal hiker incident (from an apparent accidental fall ) in 2006 that involved state search and rescue .[12] The U.S. Forest Service does not offer updated aggregated records on the official number of fatalities in the Wind River Range.
References
^ a b c "Bastion Peak-Northeast Peak, Wyoming" . Peakbagger.com . Retrieved December 8, 2013 .
^ a b Gannett Peak, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved December 8, 2013 .
^ "Wyoming 13,000-foot Peaks" . Peakbagger.com . Retrieved December 8, 2013 .
^ Staff (April 24, 2017). "Bear Safety in Wyoming's Wind River Country" . WindRiver.org . Retrieved February 17, 2019 .
^ Ballou, Dawn (July 27, 2005). "Wind River Range condition update - Fires, trails, bears, Continental Divide" . PineDaleOnline News . Retrieved February 17, 2019 .
^ Staff (1993). "Falling Rock, Loose Rock, Failure to Test Holds, Wyoming, Wind River Range, Seneca Lake" . American Alpine Club . Retrieved February 15, 2019 .
^ MacDonald, Dougald (August 14, 2007). "Trundled Rock Kills NOLS Leader" . Climbing . Retrieved February 15, 2019 .
^ Staff (December 9, 2015). "Officials rule Wind River Range climbing deaths accidental" . Casper Star-Tribune . Retrieved February 15, 2019 .
^ Dayton, Kelsey (August 24, 2018). "Deadly underestimation" . WyoFile News . Retrieved February 15, 2019 .
^ Funk, Jason (2009). "Squaretop Mountain Rock Climbing" . Mountain Project . Retrieved March 29, 2019 .
^ Staff (July 22, 2005). "Injured man rescued from Square Top Mtn - Tip-Top Search & Rescue helps 2 injured on the mountain" . PineDaleOnline News . Retrieved February 17, 2019 .
^ Staff (September 1, 2006). "Incident Reports - September, 2006 - Wind River Search" . WildernessDoc.com . Archived from the original on February 17, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2019 .