Mount Whitecap () is located in the northern
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
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of
Wyoming
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.
Situated southwest of
Gannett Peak
Gannett Peak is the highest mountain peak in the U.S. state of Wyoming at . It lies in the Wind River Range within the Bridger Wilderness of the Bridger-Teton National Forest. Straddling the Continental Divide along the boundary between F ...
, Mount Whitecap is in the
Bridger Wilderness
The Bridger Wilderness is located in Bridger-Teton National Forest in Wyoming, United States. Originally established in 1931 as a primitive area, region was redesignated as a wilderness in 1964 and expanded to the current size in 1984. It is na ...
of
Bridger-Teton National Forest.
Baby Glacier lies just to the east of the peak and
Split Mountain is southeast.
[ Mount Whitecap is the 30th tallest peak in Wyoming.]
Hazards
Encountering bear
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s is a concern in the Wind River Range.wildfire
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s, adverse snow conditions and nighttime cold temperatures.accidental death
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s, due to falls from steep cliffs (a misstep could be fatal in this class 4/5 terrain) and due to falling rocks
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People
*Christine Falling (born 1963), American serial killer who murdered six children
Books
* ''Falli ...
, over the years, including 1993,search and rescue
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.U.S. Forest Service
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does not offer updated aggregated records on the official number of fatalities in the Wind River Range.
References
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Bridger–Teton National Forest
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