Disappointment Peak (Wyoming)
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Disappointment Peak is located in the Teton Range
of Wyoming
. It is in Grand Teton National Park
and immediately southeast of Grand Teton
. The peak is part of what is collectively known as the Cathedral Group
, a region of the Tetons noted for particularly rugged mountains. Disappointment Peak rises to the north of Garnet Canyon
and to the west of Amphitheater and Surprise lakes. The peak has a variety of mountaineering
routes, including the most difficult in the range.
Disappointment Peak was given its name in 1925 when four Colorado climbers, led by Phil Smith (soon to become the first park ranger), set out to climb the Grand, but found an impasse on this peak where a 450' drop is encountered to the saddle between the two summits. After a failed rappel attempt, they gave the peak this moniker. They were later satisfed to learn they had made a first ascent.
Teton Range
The Teton Range is a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in North America. A north-south range, it is on the Wyoming side of the state's border with Idaho, just south of Yellowstone National Park. Most of the range is in Grand Teton National Park....
of Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
. It is in Grand Teton National Park
Grand Teton National Park
Grand Teton National Park is a United States National Park located in northwestern Wyoming, U.S. The Park consists of approximately and includes the major peaks of the long Teton Range as well as most of the northern sections of the valley known as Jackson Hole. Only south of Yellowstone...
and immediately southeast of Grand Teton
Grand Teton
Grand Teton is the highest mountain in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park, and a classic destination in American mountaineering.- Geography :...
. The peak is part of what is collectively known as the Cathedral Group
Cathedral Group
The Cathedral Group is a term applied to a collection of most of the tallest mountains of the Teton Range, all of which are located in Grand Teton National Park, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The collection of mountains known as the Cathedral Group are classic alpine peaks, with pyramidal shapes...
, a region of the Tetons noted for particularly rugged mountains. Disappointment Peak rises to the north of Garnet Canyon
Garnet Canyon
Garnet Canyon is located in Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The canyon was formed by retreating glaciers which reached their last glacial maximum around 15,000 years ago...
and to the west of Amphitheater and Surprise lakes. The peak has a variety of mountaineering
Mountaineering
Mountaineering or mountain climbing is the sport, hobby or profession of hiking, skiing, and climbing mountains. While mountaineering began as attempts to reach the highest point of unclimbed mountains it has branched into specialisations that address different aspects of the mountain and consists...
routes, including the most difficult in the range.
Disappointment Peak was given its name in 1925 when four Colorado climbers, led by Phil Smith (soon to become the first park ranger), set out to climb the Grand, but found an impasse on this peak where a 450' drop is encountered to the saddle between the two summits. After a failed rappel attempt, they gave the peak this moniker. They were later satisfed to learn they had made a first ascent.