Mount Chauvenet, Popo Agie Wilderness

#11 among attractions in Popo Agie Wilderness

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Mount Chauvenet is a mountain located in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Mount Chauvenet is 1.5 mi northeast of Cathedral Peak in the Popo Agie Wilderness of Shoshone National Forest. Mount Chauvenet was one of the earliest peaks climbed by white explorers to the Wind River Range. ()

First ascent: 1832Elevation: 12255 ftProminence: 730 ftCoordinates: 42°50'27"N, 109°9'29"W

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Mount Chauvenet – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pingora Peak, Wolfs Head, Mount Washakie, Mitchell Peak.

5.4 miSW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Pingora Peak, Popo Agie Wilderness
139 min walk • Pingora Peak is prominent granite peak in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The peak is one of the pinnacles that forms the Cirque of the Towers.
5.6 miSW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Wolfs Head, Popo Agie Wilderness
144 min walk • Wolfs Head is a mountain located in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Wolfs Head is on the northwest side of the Cirque of the Towers, a popular climbing area.
5.4 miW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Washakie, Bridger Wilderness
137 min walk • Mount Washakie is located in the Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The mountain is on the Continental Divide in the Bridger Wilderness of Bridger-Teton National Forest and Popo Agie Wilderness of Shoshone National Forest.
5.4 miS
Natural attraction, Mountain
Mitchell Peak, Bridger Wilderness
138 min walk • Mitchell Peak is located in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Mitchell Peak is on the southern side of the Cirque of the Towers, a popular climbing area.
1.5 miSW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Cathedral Peak, Popo Agie Wilderness
39 min walk • Cathedral Peak is a mountain located in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Cathedral Peak is 1.5 mi southwest of Mount Chauvenet in the Popo Agie Wilderness of Shoshone National Forest.
4 miSW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Lizard Head Peak, Popo Agie Wilderness
103 min walk • Lizard Head Peak is in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Situated in Shoshone National Forest, Lizard Head Peak is the northeasternmost peak in the Cirque of the Towers, a popular climbing area.
5.2 miSW
Climbing
Northeast Face, Popo Agie Wilderness
134 min walk • The Northeast Face of Pingora is a technical rock climbing route on Pingora Peak part of the Cirque of the Towers in the Popo Agie Wilderness part of the Shoshone National Forest. The route is featured in Fifty Classic Climbs of North America.
6 miSW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Sharks Nose, Bridger Wilderness
153 min walk • Sharks Nose is a mountain located in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Sharks Nose is on the west side of the Cirque of the Towers, a popular climbing area.
1.3 miE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Bears Ears Mountain, Popo Agie Wilderness
33 min walk • Bears Ears Mountain is a mountain located in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Bears Ears Mountain is 1.32 mi east of Mount Chauvenet and consists of two peaks which from a distance resemble the ears on a bear.
4.9 miSW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Bair Peak, Popo Agie Wilderness
127 min walk • Bair Peak is located in the Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The mountain is on the Continental Divide in the Bridger Wilderness of Bridger-Teton National Forest and Popo Agie Wilderness of Shoshone National Forest.
5.6 miS
Natural attraction, Mountain
Dog Tooth Peak, Bridger Wilderness
144 min walk • Dog Tooth Peak is located in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Dog Tooth Peak sits along the Continental Divide, less than 1 mi northwest of Big Sandy Mountain.