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Mount Hunt Divide

Coordinates: 43°37′46″N 110°51′02″W / 43.62944°N 110.85056°W / 43.62944; -110.85056
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Mount Hunt Divide
Mount Hunt Divide is located in Wyoming
Mount Hunt Divide
Location in Wyoming
Elevation9,698 ft (2,956 m)[1]
Traversed byOpen Canyon Trail
LocationTeton County, Wyoming, US
RangeTeton Range,
Rocky Mountains
Coordinates43°37′46″N 110°51′02″W / 43.62944°N 110.85056°W / 43.62944; -110.85056[1]
Topo mapUSGS Grand Teton, WY

Mount Hunt Divide is a pedestrian mountain pass located in the Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park, in the U.S. state of Wyoming.[2] Access to Mount Hunt Divide involves a 7.3 miles (11.7 km) hike along the Open Canyon Trail, which is accessed from the Death Canyon trailhead.[3] The pass is just east of Mount Hunt and both were named after William Price Hunt.[2][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mount Hunt Divide". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  2. ^ a b Grand Teton, WY (Map). Topoquest (USGS Quads). Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  3. ^ "Backcountry Camping" (pdf). National Park Service. October 2006. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
  4. ^ Ortenburger, Leigh N.; Jackson, Reynold G. (November 1, 1996). A climber's guide to the Teton Range. Mountaineers Books. p. 71. ISBN 0-89886-480-1. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved 2012-02-19.