Payson Peak

Payson Peak
Payson Peak
	Payson Peak (center) from Valentine Lake
Highest point
Elevation	11,717 ft (3,571 m)
Prominence	197 ft (60 m)
Coordinates	42°49′33″N109°13′06″W / 42.82583°N 109.21833°W
Geography
	Payson Peak Location in Wyoming Payson Peak Location in the United States
Location	Fremont County, Wyoming, U.S.
Parent range	Wind River Range
Topo map	USGS Lizard Head Peak

Last updated July 05, 2024 • 1 min readFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Payson Peak is a 11,717-foot (3,571 m) mountain located in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming.^[3] Payson Peak was named after Henry A. Payson, a former Forest Ranger.^[2] Payson Peak is in the Popo Agie Wilderness of Shoshone National Forest.

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.

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References

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1 2 "Payson Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved March 23, 2014.
↑ Lizard Head Peak, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved March 23, 2014.
↑ Staff (April 24, 2017). "Bear Safety in Wyoming's Wind River Country". WindRiver.org . Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
↑ Ballou, Dawn (July 27, 2005). "Wind River Range condition update - Fires, trails, bears, Continental Divide". PineDaleOnline News. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
↑ Staff (1993). "Falling Rock, Loose Rock, Failure to Test Holds, Wyoming, Wind River Range, Seneca Lake". American Alpine Club . Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
↑ MacDonald, Dougald (August 14, 2007). "Trundled Rock Kills NOLS Leader". Climbing . Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
↑ Staff (December 9, 2015). "Officials rule Wind River Range climbing deaths accidental". Casper Star-Tribune . Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
↑ Dayton, Kelsey (August 24, 2018). "Deadly underestimation". WyoFile News. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
↑ Funk, Jason (2009). "Squaretop Mountain Rock Climbing". Mountain Project . Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
↑ Staff (July 22, 2005). "Injured man rescued from Square Top Mtn - Tip-Top Search & Rescue helps 2 injured on the mountain". PineDaleOnline News. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
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[pb-1] 1 2 "Payson Peak, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 23, 2014.

[gnis-2] 1 2 "Payson Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved March 23, 2014.

[topo-3] Lizard Head Peak, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved March 23, 2014.

[WR-20170424-4] Staff (April 24, 2017). "Bear Safety in Wyoming's Wind River Country". WindRiver.org . Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.

[PD-20050727-5] Ballou, Dawn (July 27, 2005). "Wind River Range condition update - Fires, trails, bears, Continental Divide". PineDaleOnline News. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.

[AAC-1993-6] Staff (1993). "Falling Rock, Loose Rock, Failure to Test Holds, Wyoming, Wind River Range, Seneca Lake". American Alpine Club . Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.

[CLMB-20070814-7] MacDonald, Dougald (August 14, 2007). "Trundled Rock Kills NOLS Leader". Climbing . Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.

[TRIB-20151209-8] Staff (December 9, 2015). "Officials rule Wind River Range climbing deaths accidental". Casper Star-Tribune . Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.

[WYO-20180814-9] Dayton, Kelsey (August 24, 2018). "Deadly underestimation". WyoFile News. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.

[MP-2009-10] Funk, Jason (2009). "Squaretop Mountain Rock Climbing". Mountain Project . Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.

[PD-20050722-11] Staff (July 22, 2005). "Injured man rescued from Square Top Mtn - Tip-Top Search & Rescue helps 2 injured on the mountain". PineDaleOnline News. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.

[WD-20060901-12] Staff (September 1, 2006). "Incident Reports - September, 2006 - Wind River Search". WildernessDoc.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2022.

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