Select Peaks of Greater YellowstoneBased on Tom Turiano's Select Peaks Guidebook/History TomeShowing Robbie Massie's most recent ascent dates for climbed peaks (15 out of 107, or 14.02%)Rank | Peak | Elev-Ft | State | Range (Level 5) | Prom-Ft | Ascent Date |
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1. | Gannett Peak | 13,804 | Wyoming | Northern Wind River Range | 7076 | | 2. | Grand Teton | 13,770 | Wyoming | Teton Range | 6530 | 2012-05-13 | 3. | Granite Peak | 12,799 | Montana | Beartooth Mountains | 4759 | 2008-05-16 | 4. | Hilgard Peak | 11,316 | Montana | Madison Range | 4063 | | 5. | Francs Peak | 13,153 | Wyoming | Southern Absaroka Range | 4056 | | 6. | Trout Peak | 12,244 | Wyoming | Central Absaroka Range | 3684 | | 7. | South Sheep Mountain | 10,606 | Montana | Lionshead-Henrys Lake Ranges | 3666 | | 8. | Wyoming Peak | 11,378 | Wyoming | Wyoming Range | 3538 | | 9. | Electric Peak | 10,969 | Montana | Gallatin Range | 3389 | | 10. | Gallatin Peak | 11,015 | Montana | Madison Range | 3197 | 2011-08-24 | 11. | Doubletop Peak | 11,720 | Wyoming | Gros Ventre Range | 2960 | | 12. | Mount Wood | 12,660 | Montana | Beartooth Mountains | 2860 | | 13. | Lone Mountain | 11,162 | Montana | Madison Range | 2722 | 2011-08-23 | 14. | Castle Mountain | 12,612 | Montana | Beartooth Mountains | 2652 | | 14. | Mount Cowen | 11,212 | Montana | Northern Absaroka Range | 2652 | | 16. | Emigrant Peak | 10,921 | Montana | Northern Absaroka Range | 2609 | 2011-07-23 | 17. | Mount Moran | 12,605 | Wyoming | Teton Range | 2605 | | 18. | Wind River Peak | 13,192 | Wyoming | Southern Wind River Range | 2552 | | 19. | Hoback Peak | 10,862 | Wyoming | Wyoming Range | 2542 | | 20. | Pilot Peak | 11,699 | Wyoming | Central Absaroka Range | 2499 | | 21. | Mount McDougal | 10,780 | Wyoming | Wyoming Range | 2340 | | 22. | Mount Sheridan | 10,308 | Wyoming | Yellowstone Plateau | 2308 | | 23. | Younts Peak | 12,156 | Wyoming | Southern Absaroka Range | 2241 | | 24. | Mount Fitzpatrick | 10,907 | Wyoming | Salt River Range | 2227 | | 25. | Sphinx Mountain | 10,876 | Montana | Madison Range | 2076 | 2007-08-30 | 26. | Baldy Mountain | 9835 | Idaho | Snake River Range | 2075 | | 27. | Sage Peak | 10,653 | Montana | Madison Range | 2053 | | 28. | Mount Chisholm | 10,333 | Montana | Gallatin Range | 2018 | 2010-07-25 | 29. | Lizard Head Peak | 12,842 | Wyoming | Southern Wind River Range | 1882 | | 30. | Eagle Peak | 11,367 | Wyoming | Southern Absaroka Range | 1847 | | 31. | Two Sisters | 11,190 | Montana | Northern Absaroka Range | 1830 | | 32. | Mount Leidy | 10,326 | Wyoming | Gros Ventre Range | 1806 | | 33. | Cutoff Mountain | 10,695 | Montana | Northern Absaroka Range | 1735 | | 34. | Mount Baird | 10,025 | Idaho | Snake River Range | 1705 | | 35. | Carter Mountain | 12,319 | Wyoming | Southern Absaroka Range | 1679 | | 36. | Fortress Peak | 12,085 | Wyoming | Southern Absaroka Range | 1643 | | 37. | Mount Douglas | 11,282 | Montana | Northern Absaroka Range | 1642 | | 38. | Triple Peak | 11,127 | Wyoming | Wyoming Range | 1607 | | 39. | Monument Peak | 10,995 | Montana | Northern Absaroka Range | 1592 | | 40. | Closed Benchmark | 11,304 | Wyoming | Central Absaroka Range | 1584 | | 41. | Clause Peak | 10,612 | Wyoming | Wyoming Range | 1572 | | 42. | Pinnacle Buttes | 11,516 | Wyoming | Southern Absaroka Range | 1556 | | 43. | Gros Peak | 11,180 | Wyoming | Gros Ventre Range | 1540 | | 44. | The Needles | 10,880 | Montana | Northern Absaroka Range | 1477 | | 45. | Beartooth Mountain | 12,351 | Montana | Beartooth Mountains | 1471 | | 46. | Temple Peak | 12,972 | Wyoming | Southern Wind River Range | 1452 | | 47. | Peak 12635 | 12,635 | Wyoming | Southern Absaroka Range | 1395 | | 48. | Silvertip Peak | 10,645 | Wyoming | Central Absaroka Range | 1365 | | 49. | Washakie Needles | 12,518 | Wyoming | Washakie Range | 1347 | | 50. | Black Peak | 11,657 | Wyoming | Gros Ventre Range | 1337 | | 51. | Black Mountain | 10,941 | Montana | Northern Absaroka Range | 1301 | 2009-08-15 | 52. | Buck Mountain | 11,938 | Wyoming | Teton Range | 1298 | | 53. | Whitetail Peak | 12,551 | Montana | Beartooth Mountains | 1271 | | 54. | Pollux Peak | 11,063 | Wyoming | Central Absaroka Range | 1223 | | 55. | Dead Indian Peak | 12,216 | Wyoming | Central Absaroka Range | 1216 | | 55. | Ramshorn Peak | 10,296 | Montana | Gallatin Range | 1216 | | 57. | Mount Wagner | 10,709 | Wyoming | Salt River Range | 1212 | | 58. | Mount Holmes | 10,331 | Wyoming | Gallatin Range | 1211 | | 59. | Notch Mountain | 10,950 | Wyoming | Central Absaroka Range | 1190 | | 60. | Fremont Peak | 13,745 | Wyoming | Northern Wind River Range | 1184 | 2011-08-05 | 61. | Koch Peak | 11,293 | Montana | Madison Range | 1173 | | 62. | The Pyramid | 10,730 | Montana | Northern Absaroka Range | 1170 | | 63. | Overlook Mountain | 11,869 | Wyoming | Southern Absaroka Range | 1167 | | 64. | Wiggins Peak | 12,176 | Wyoming | Southern Absaroka Range | 1136 | | 65. | Middle Teton | 12,804 | Wyoming | Teton Range | 1124 | 2009-08-29 | 66. | Sheep Mountain | 11,239 | Wyoming | Gros Ventre Range | 1122 | | 67. | Raggedtop Mountain | 11,840 | Wyoming | Southern Absaroka Range | 1120 | | 67. | Wolf Mountain | 11,800 | Montana | Beartooth Mountains | 1120 | | 69. | Ishawooa Cone | 11,853 | Wyoming | Southern Absaroka Range | 1093 | | 70. | Stewart Mountain | 10,103 | Wyoming | Salt River Range | 1063 | | 71. | Antoinette Peak | 11,407 | Wyoming | Gros Ventre Range | 1029 | | 72. | Avalanche Peak | 10,568 | Wyoming | Central Absaroka Range | 1008 | | 73. | Man Peak | 10,326 | Wyoming | Salt River Range | 1006 | | 74. | Imp Peak | 11,202 | Montana | Madison Range | 1002 | | 75. | Beehive Peak | 10,720 | Montana | Madison Range | 1000 | 2009-08-22 | 76. | Needle Mountain | 12,106 | Wyoming | Southern Absaroka Range | 986 | | 77. | Jackson Peak | 10,741 | Wyoming | Gros Ventre Range | 981 | 2009-07-18 | 78. | Tosi Peak | 11,380 | Wyoming | Gros Ventre Range | 980 | | 79. | Mount Doane | 10,656 | Wyoming | Southern Absaroka Range | 976 | | 80. | Mount Warren | 13,722 | Wyoming | Northern Wind River Range | 962 | | 80. | Sunlight Peak | 11,922 | Wyoming | Central Absaroka Range | 962 | | 82. | Crow Mountain | 10,727 | Montana | Northern Absaroka Range | 946 | | 83. | Harrower Peak | 13,052 | Wyoming | Northern Wind River Range | 932 | 2011-08-06 | 84. | Battlement Mountain | 11,813 | Wyoming | Southern Absaroka Range | 893 | | 85. | Echo Peak | 11,220 | Montana | Madison Range | 860 | | 86. | Mount Wallace | 10,697 | Montana | Northern Absaroka Range | 857 | | 87. | Ferry Peak | 9612 | Wyoming | Snake River Range | 852 | | 88. | Abiathar Peak | 10,928 | Wyoming | Central Absaroka Range | 848 | | 89. | Red Tops | 12,242 | Wyoming | Southern Absaroka Range | 842 | | 90. | Mount Helen | 13,620 | Wyoming | Northern Wind River Range | 820 | | 91. | Teewinot Mountain | 12,325 | Wyoming | Teton Range | 805 | | 92. | Glacier Peak | 12,320 | Montana | Beartooth Mountains | 800 | | 93. | Haystack Peak | 10,106 | Wyoming | Salt River Range | 786 | | 94. | Mount Bonneville | 12,585 | Wyoming | Central Wind River Range | 785 | | 95. | Fossil Mountain | 10,916 | Wyoming | Teton Range | 756 | | 96. | Musembeah Peak | 12,593 | Wyoming | Central Wind River Range | 713 | | 97. | Mount Owen | 12,928 | Wyoming | Teton Range | 688 | | 98. | Powder Peak | 9862 | Wyoming | Snake River Range | 662 | | 99. | Hyalite Peak | 10,298 | Montana | Gallatin Range | 658 | 2010-07-24 | 100. | Virginia Peak | 10,141 | Wyoming | Salt River Range | 621 | | 101. | Rock Lake Peak | 10,770 | Wyoming | Salt River Range | 570 | | 102. | Ramshorn Peak | 11,635 | Wyoming | Southern Absaroka Range | 515 | | 103. | Mount Blackmore | 10,154 | Montana | Gallatin Range | 514 | 2011-06-10 | 104. | Peak 12165 | 12,165 | Wyoming | Washakie Range | 485 | | 105. | Pinnacle Peak | 10,808 | Wyoming | Gros Ventre Range | 408 | | 106. | Turret Mountain | 11,006 | Wyoming | Southern Absaroka Range | 366 | | 107. | Elephanthead Mountain | 9431 | Montana | Northern Absaroka Range | 191 | |
Front Runners List: Click here to see list completion progress by climbers that log their climbs using Peakbagger.com. Multiple Ascents Grid: Click here for a grid showing all of Robbie Massie's ascents of peaks on this list (including up to 10 rounds of repeats). Compare Climbers: Click here to compare ascents of up to 5 climbers working on this list. List DescriptionThis list is not formally or mathematically defined--it is simply a list of 107 peaks in a great book. But, like the book, the list is a rewarding one for peakbaggers. It has a very pleasing variety to it, from trail hikes to serious mountaineering expeditions, and from rock spires to wilderness meadows. The common bond of these summits is that they represent the best of the incredible mountain diversity of the Greater Yellowstone area, the hub of the northern Rockies. Represented are peaks from a galaxy of great ranges: the Tetons, the Wind Rivers, the Beartooths, and many others.
Anyone who has the mountains in their heart could be inspired to move to Jackson Hole so that they can start picking off summits on this great list.
Acknowledgements
Exum mountain guide Tom Turiano's richly researched tome Select Peaks of Greater Yellowstone is the source for this list. Selected Guidebook(s) for this List Select Peaks of Greater Yellowstone (Turiano)
Caution: These books feature many of the peaks on this list, but may not have information on all of them.
Map Showing Location of Peaks = Peaks climbed by Robbie Massie = Unclimbed peaks Click on a peak to see its name and a clickable link.(Map only shows peaks ranked by clean prominence)
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