Mount Warren () 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 inclu ...

in the U.S. state of

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. The peak is the third peak in the range and the fourth tallest in Wyoming. The summit is located in the

Fitzpatrick Wilderness The Fitzpatrick Wilderness is located in Shoshone National Forest in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The wilderness was originally known as the Glacier Primitive Area, but was redesignated a wilderness in 1976. Overview U.S. Wilderness Areas do not all ...

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and rises above several

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s, the best known being

Dinwoody Glacier Dinwoody Glacier is located in Shoshone National Forest, in the U.S. state of Wyoming on the east side of the Continental Divide in the Wind River Range. Completely within the Fitzpatrick Wilderness, Dinwoody Glacier is one of the largest glacier ...

which is immediately north of the summit tower. The mountain abuts, but is not within, either

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or Sublette County, Wyoming.

Hazards

Encountering

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s is a concern in the Wind River Range. There are other concerns as well, including

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s, adverse snow conditions and nighttime cold temperatures. Importantly, there have been notable incidents, including

accidental death An accidental death is an unnatural death that is caused by an accident, such as a slip and fall, traffic collision, or accidental poisoning. Accidental deaths are distinguished from death by natural causes, disease, and from intentional homici ...

s, due to falls from steep cliffs (a misstep could be fatal in this class 4/5 terrain) and due to

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, over the years, including 1993, 2007 (involving an experienced NOLS leader), 2015 and 2018. Other incidents include a seriously injured backpacker being airlifted near

SquareTop Mountain Squaretop Mountain is an mountain summit located in Sublette County of Wyoming, United States. Geography The peak is the emblematic geographical feature of the remote Wind River Range and is set seven miles west of the Continental Divide. It ...

in 2005, and a fatal hiker incident (from an apparent

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) in 2006 that involved state

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. The

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does not offer updated aggregated records on the official number of fatalities in the Wind River Range.

References

External links

General Information on the Wind River Range

Climbing the Wind River Rangemore

Shoshone National Forest Federal website

Continental Divide Trail information
Bridger–Teton National Forest Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Green River (Colorado River tributary) Landforms of Fremont County, Wyoming Mountain ranges of Wyoming

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Ranges of the Rocky Mountains Shoshone National Forest {{Wyoming-geo-stub