Payson Peak, Popo Agie Wilderness

Name: Payson Peak
Address: Popo Agie Wilderness, United States

#16 among attractions in Popo Agie Wilderness

Natural attraction, Mountain

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Payson Peak is a mountain located in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Payson Peak was named after Henry A. Payson, a former Forest Ranger. Payson Peak is in the Popo Agie Wilderness of Shoshone National Forest. ()

Elevation: 11717 ftProminence: 197 ftCoordinates: 42°49'33"N, 109°13'5"W

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Popo Agie Wilderness United States

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Payson Peak – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

3.2 miS
Natural attraction, Mountain
Pingora Peak, Popo Agie Wilderness
83 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.
3.2 miS
Natural attraction, Mountain
Wolfs Head, Popo Agie Wilderness
83 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.
4.1 miS
Natural attraction, Mountain
Pylon Peak, Popo Agie Wilderness
104 min walk • Pylon Peak is located in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Pylon Peak is on the west side of the Cirque of the Towers, a popular climbing area, and is.70 mi northwest of Warrior Peaks.
2.1 miSW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Washakie, Bridger Wilderness
55 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.
4.1 miS
Natural attraction, Mountain
Mitchell Peak, Bridger Wilderness
105 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.
2 miE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Cathedral Peak, Popo Agie Wilderness
51 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.
4.4 miS
Natural attraction, Mountain
Warrior Peaks, Popo Agie Wilderness
112 min walk • Warrior Peaks is located in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Warrior Peaks is on the southern side of the Cirque of the Towers, a popular climbing area and is just west of War Bonnet Peak. Warrior Peaks sits along the Continental Divide.
2.7 miSE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Lizard Head Peak, Popo Agie Wilderness
69 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.
3.4 miS
Climbing
Northeast Face, Popo Agie Wilderness
86 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.
3.5 miS
Natural attraction, Mountain
Sharks Nose, Bridger Wilderness
90 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.
3.2 miE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Chauvenet, Popo Agie Wilderness
82 min walk • 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.