List of mountain peaks of Wyoming


This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of the U.S. State of Wyoming.
The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
  1. The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level. The [|first table] below ranks the 40 highest major summits of Wyoming by elevation.
  2. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings. The [|second table] below ranks the 40 most prominent summits of Wyoming.
  3. The topographic isolation of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation. The [|third table] below ranks the 40 most isolated major summits of Wyoming.

Highest major summits

Of the highest major summits of Wyoming, five peaks exceed elevation, 16 peaks exceed, and 38 peaks exceed elevation.
RankMountain peakMountain rangeElevationProminenceIsolationLocation
1
Wind River Range
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2
Teton Range
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3
Wind River Range
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4
Bighorn Mountains
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5
Absaroka Range
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6
Wind River Range
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7
Teton Range
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8
Wind River Range
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9
Wind River Range
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10
Absaroka Range
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11
Absaroka Range
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12
Absaroka Range
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13
Wind River Range
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14
Medicine Bow Mountains
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15
Gros Ventre Range
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16
Absaroka Range
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17
Wyoming Range
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18
Absaroka Range
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19
Absaroka Range
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20
Medicine Bow Mountains
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21
Park Range
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22
Teton Range
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23
Absaroka Range
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24
Salt River Range
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25
Wyoming Range
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26
Wyoming Range
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27
Yellowstone Plateau
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28
Absaroka Range
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29
Absaroka Range
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30
Absaroka Range
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31
Wyoming Range
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32
Red Mountains
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33
Laramie Mountains
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34
Absaroka Range
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35
Gallatin Range
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36
Yellowstone Plateau
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37
Ferris Mountains
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38
Snake River Range
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39
Laramie Mountains
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40
Shirley Mountains
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Most prominent summits

Of the most prominent summits of Wyoming, Cloud Peak and Gannett Peak both exceed of topographic prominence. Those two peaks and Grand Teton are ultra-prominent summits with more than of topographic prominence. Nine peaks exceed of topographic prominence.
RankMountain peakMountain rangeElevationProminenceIsolationLocation
1
Bighorn Mountains
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2
Wind River Range
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3
Teton Range
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4
Absaroka Range
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5
Absaroka Range
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6
Wyoming Range
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7
Laramie Mountains
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8
Medicine Bow Mountains
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9
Ferris Mountains
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10
Medicine Bow Mountains
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11
Gros Ventre Range
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12
Teton Range
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13
Wind River Range
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14
Wyoming Range
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15
Absaroka Range
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16
Snake River Range
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17
Wyoming Range
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18
Gallatin Range
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19
Red Mountains
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20
Salt River Range
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21
Absaroka Range
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22
Wind River Range
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23
Absaroka Range
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24
Absaroka Range
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25
Yellowstone Plateau
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26
Absaroka Range
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27
Shirley Mountains
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28
Park Range
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29
Wind River Range
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30
Absaroka Range
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31
Absaroka Range
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32
Teton Range
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33
Wind River Range
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34
Yellowstone Plateau
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35
Wyoming Range
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36
Laramie Mountains
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37
Bighorn Mountains
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38
Absaroka Range
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39
Wind River Range
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40
Absaroka Range
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Most isolated major summits

Of the most isolated major summits of Wyoming, four peaks exceed of topographic isolation and 32 peaks exceed of topographic isolation.
RankMountain peakMountain rangeElevationProminenceIsolationLocation
1
Wind River Range
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2
Bighorn Mountains
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3
Teton Range
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4
Laramie Mountains
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5
Ferris Mountains
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6
Wyoming Range
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7
Absaroka Range
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8
Bighorn Mountains
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9
Medicine Bow Mountains
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10
Wind River Range
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11
Shirley Mountains
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12
Absaroka Range
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13
Park Range
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14
Gros Ventre Range
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15
Medicine Bow Mountains
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16
Laramie Mountains
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17
Red Mountains
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18
Wyoming Range
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19
Gallatin Range
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20
Absaroka Range
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21
Absaroka Range
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22
Absaroka Range
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23
Wyoming Range
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24
Absaroka Range
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25
Salt River Range
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26
Yellowstone Plateau
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27
Yellowstone Plateau
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28
Snake River Range
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29
Wind River Range
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30
Absaroka Range
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Absaroka Range
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Wind River Range
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Teton Range
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34
Absaroka Range
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35
Teton Range
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36
Absaroka Range
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37
Wind River Range
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38
Wyoming Range
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39
Absaroka Range
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40
Absaroka Range
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Hazards

Encountering bears is a concern in the Wind River Range. There are other concerns as well, including bugs, wildfires, adverse snow conditions and nighttime cold temperatures.
Importantly, there have been notable incidents, including accidental deaths, due to falls from steep cliffs and due to falling rocks, over the years, including 1993, 2007, 2015 and 2018. Other incidents include a seriously injured backpacker being airlifted near SquareTop Mountain in 2005, and a fatal hiker incident in 2006 that involved state search and rescue. The U.S. Forest Service does not offer updated aggregated records on the official number of fatalities in the Wind River Range.