Mount Koven () is located in the

Wind River Range The Wind River Range (or "Winds" for short) is a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in western Wyoming in the United States. The range runs roughly NW–SE for approximately . The Continental Divide follows the crest of the range and incl ...

in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Mount Koven is the 16th highest peak in Wyoming. The summit is on the Continental Divide of the Americas, Continental Divide in both Shoshone National Forest, Shoshone and Bridger-Teton National Forests and it is north-northwest of Gannett Peak. The Gannett Glacier flanks the peak to the east, while Minor Glacier is just southwest of the mountain.

Hazards

Encountering Bear danger, bears is a concern in the Wind River Range. There are other concerns as well, including Insect, bugs, wildfires, Classifications of snow, adverse snow conditions and Rocky Mountain National Park#Elevation, nighttime cold temperatures. Importantly, there have been notable incidents, including accidental deaths, due to Mountaineering#Falls from rocks, falls from steep cliffs (a wikt:misstep, misstep could be fatal in this Yosemite Decimal System, class 4/5 terrain) and due to Mountaineering#Falling rocks, falling rocks, over the years, including 1993, 2007 (involving an experienced National Outdoor Leadership School, NOLS leader), 2015 and 2018. Other incidents include a seriously injured backpacker being airlifted near Pinedale, Wyoming, SquareTop Mountain in 2005, and a fatal hiker incident (from an apparent Accidental death, accidental fall) in 2006 that involved state search and rescue. The U.S. Forest Service does not offer updated aggregated records on the official number of fatalities in the Wind River Range.

References

Mountains of Wyoming Mountains of Fremont County, Wyoming Mountains of Sublette County, Wyoming Bridger–Teton National Forest Shoshone National Forest {{Wyoming-geo-stub