Washakie Needles

Washakie Needles
Washakie Needles is located in Wyoming
Washakie Needles
Washakie Needles
Location in Wyoming
Washakie Needles is located in the United States
Washakie Needles
Washakie Needles
Location in the United States
Highest point
Elevation12,523 ft (3,817 m)[1]
Prominence1,347 ft (411 m)[1]
Coordinates43°44′51″N 109°12′03″W / 43.74750°N 109.20083°W / 43.74750; -109.20083[2]
Geography
LocationHot Springs County, Wyoming, U.S.
Parent rangeWashakie Range
Topo mapUSGS Monument Peak
Climbing
Easiest routeScramble

Washakie Needles (12,523 feet (3,817 m)) is the highest peak in the Washakie Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming.[3] Washakie Needles is in the Washakie Wilderness of Shoshone National Forest.[4] The Washakie Range is one of the southern group of mountains within the Absaroka Range, the other being the Owl Creek Mountains. Washakie Needles is only .8 mi (1.3 km) south of the slightly lower Dome Mountain, the second tallest peak in the Washakie Range.[5] Part of the Absaroka volcanic field, the dacites that comprise the summit needles or pillars on Washakie Needles have been dated at 38.8 million years old, and are the youngest volcanic rocks associated with the Absarokas.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Washakie Needles, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  2. ^ "Washakie Needles". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  3. ^ Monument Peak, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  4. ^ "Washakie Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  5. ^ "Dome Mountain, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 5, 2014.