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The Sphinx (Wyoming)

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Parent range
  
Wind River Range

Mountain type
  
Batholith

Prominence
  
91 m

Topo map
  
USGS Gannett Peak

Elevation
  
4,043 m

Mountain range
  
Wind River Range

The Sphinx (Wyoming)

Location
  
Fremont / Sublette counties, Wyoming, U.S.

First ascent
  
1929 (Kenneth Henderson and Robert Underhill)

Similar
  
Wind River Range, Mount Woodrow Wilson, Fremont Peak, Gannett Peak

The Sphinx is a 13,264-foot (4,043 m)) mountain in the Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The summit is on the Continental Divide in both Shoshone and Bridger-Teton National Forests and it is .38 mi (0.61 km) east-southeast of Mount Woodrow Wilson. The Dinwoody Glacier flows from the north slopes of the peak, while Sphinx Glacier is on the southwest flank of the mountain.

Map of The Sphinx, Wyoming 82513, USA

References

The Sphinx (Wyoming) Wikipedia