Pingora Peak

Pingora Peak
Highest point
Elevation 11,884 ft (3,622 m)
Coordinates 42°46′45″N 109°13′29″W / 42.77920°N 109.2247°W / 42.77920; -109.2247
Geography
Location Shoshone National Forest, Fremont County, Wyoming, U.S.
Parent range Wind River Range

Pingora Peak is prominent granite peak in the Cirque of the Towers. Pingora Peak is in the Popo Agie Wilderness and part of the Wind River Range within the greater Shoshone National Forest. The Northeast Face route on Pingora Peak is recognized in the historic climbing text Fifty Classic Climbs of North America and considered a classic around the world.[1]

References

  1. Roper, Steve; Steck, Allen (1979). Fifty Classic Climbs of North America. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. pp. 171–176. ISBN 0-87156-292-8.
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