Beaver Mountain (Wyoming)

Coordinates: 43°15′03″N 110°36′45″W / 43.2508781°N 110.6124151°W

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Beaver Mountain
Northwest aspect
Highest point
Elevation	9,851 ft (3,003 m)^[1]
Prominence	556 ft (169 m)^[1]
Parent peak	Ramshorn Peak (10,368 ft)^[2]
Isolation	2.67 mi (4.30 km)^[2]
Coordinates	43°15′03″N 110°36′45″W / 43.2508781°N 110.6124151°W / 43.2508781; -110.6124151^[3]
Geography
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Country	United States
State	Wyoming
County	Teton
Protected area	Bridger–Teton National Forest^[1]
Parent range	Wyoming Range^[1] Rocky Mountains
Topo map	USGS Bull Creek
Climbing
Easiest route	class 2 hiking^[2]

Ramshorn Peak is a 9,851-foot-elevation (3,003-meter) summit in Teton County, Wyoming, United States.

Description

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Beaver Mountain is located approximately 40 miles (64 km) west of the Continental Divide in the Wyoming Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. It is set on land managed by Bridger–Teton National Forest and can be seen from Highway 189/191. The nearest city is Jackson, Wyoming, 17 miles (27 km) to the north-northwest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Hoback River which shortly thereafter empties to the Snake River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,650 feet (1,113 meters) above the Hoback River in two miles (3.2 km). The mountain is popular in winter with expert downhill skiers,^[4] and paragliders and hang gliders in summer.^[5] The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.^[3]

Climate

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According to the Köppen climate classification system, Beaver Mountain is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.^[6] Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter, and as thunderstorms in summer.