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Mount Febbas

Coordinates : 43°10′34″N 109°36′06″W / 43.17611°N 109.60167°W / 43.17611; -109.60167 {{cite peakbagger|pid=5356|name=Mount Febbas, Wyoming|accessdate=May 26, 2013}} "},"prominen...

Coordinates: 43°10′34″N109°36′06″W / 43.17611°N 109.60167°W / 43.17611; -109.60167

Mount Febbas (13,474 ft (4,107 m)) is located in the Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming.[3] Mount Febbas is at the western end of the high-altitude plateau known as Horse Ridge, which extends for more than 10 mi (16 km) to the northeast at elevations greater than 10,000 ft (3,000 m).

Climate

Hazards

El encuentro con osos es una preocupación en la cordillera Wind River. [ 5 ] También existen otras preocupaciones, como insectos , incendios forestales , condiciones adversas de nieve y temperaturas frías nocturnas . [ 6 ]

Es importante destacar que ha habido incidentes notables, incluyendo muertes accidentales , debido a caídas desde acantilados escarpados (un paso en falso podría ser fatal en este terreno de clase 4/5 ) y debido a caída de rocas , a lo largo de los años, incluyendo 1993, [ 7 ] 2007 (que involucró a un líder experimentado de NOLS ), [ 8 ] 2015 [ 9 ] y 2018. [ 10 ] Otros incidentes incluyen a un mochilero gravemente herido que fue evacuado en helicóptero cerca de SquareTop Mountain [ 11 ] en 2005, [ 12 ] y un incidente fatal de excursionista (por una aparente caída accidental ) en 2006 que involucró búsqueda y rescate estatal . [ 13 ] El Servicio Forestal de los Estados Unidos no ofrece registros agregados actualizados sobre el número oficial de muertes en la Cordillera Wind River.

Referencias

  1. 1 2 3 "Monte Febbas, Wyoming" . Peakbagger.com . Consultado el 26 de mayo de 2013 .
  2. "Monte Febbas" . Sistema de Información de Nombres Geográficos . Servicio Geológico de los Estados Unidos , Departamento del Interior de los Estados Unidos . Consultado el 26 de mayo de 2013 .
  3. Fremont Peak North, WY (Mapa). TopoQwest (Mapas del Servicio Geológico de los Estados Unidos) . Consultado el 26 de mayo de 2013 .
  4. "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 12, 2023. To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. MacDonald, Dougald (August 14, 2007). "Trundled Rock Kills NOLS Leader". Climbing. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  9. 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.
  10. Dayton, Kelsey (August 24, 2018). "Deadly underestimation". WyoFile News. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  11. Funk, Jason (2009). "Squaretop Mountain Rock Climbing". Mountain Project. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  12. 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.
  13. 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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