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Owen-Spalding route; Location: Grand Teton, Wyoming, U.S.: Coordinates: 1]: Climbing area: Teton Range: Route type: Alpine: Vertical gain: 2,175 ft (663 m): Pitches: 1: Rating: 5.4: Grade: III: First ascent: William O. Owen, Franklin Spalding, Frank Peterson, and John Shive: First free ascent: August 11, 1898: The Owen-Spalding route is a rock climbing route on Grand Teton (13,775 feet (4,199 ...
Grand Teton is the highest mountain of the Teton Range in Grand Teton National Park at 13,775 feet (4,199 m) [2] in Northwest Wyoming.Below its north face is Teton Glacier.The mountain is a classic destination in American mountaineering via the Owen-Spalding route (II, 5.4), the North Ridge and North Face.
William Octavius Owen (1859–1947) was a surveyor and civil engineer. [1] On August 11, 1898, William Owen organized the first ascent of Grand Teton which at 13,775 feet (4,199 m)) is the highest peak in the Teton Range, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. [2]
Mount Owen (12,933 feet (3,942 m)) is the second highest peak in the Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. [3] The peak is named after William O. Owen , who organized the first documented ascent of the Grand Teton in 1898. [ 4 ]
The north face route to the summit of Grand Teton is a world-renowned climb involving a dozen distinct pitches and is rated at grade 5.8 in difficulty for the 3,000-foot (910 m) vertical ascent. On a connecting ridge and just north of Grand Teton lies Mount Owen, and though lower in altitude, this peak is considered more difficult to ascend.
Table Mountain (11,111 feet (3,387 m)) is located in the Teton Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The peak is on the border of Grand Teton National Park and the Jedediah Smith Wilderness of Caribou-Targhee National Forest. [3] Table Mountain is west of the south fork of Cascade Canyon and a little more than 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Hurricane Pass.
The lake is named after the wife of William O. Owen who was the first, along with three other climbers, to ascend to the summit of Grand Teton in 1898. The natural lake is 2.7 miles (4.3 km) long and can be reached by way of a 1-mile (1.6 km) hike from a parking area at Two Ocean Lake or via a slightly longer hike from Jackson Lake Lodge . [ 3 ]
Signal Mountain is an isolated summit standing 7,720 feet (2,350 m) above sea level.The mountain is located in Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. [3] The next closest higher summit is more than 10 miles (16 km) distant, and this isolation provides sweeping views of the Teton Range, much of the northern Jackson Hole area as well as the Snake River.