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Rendezvous Mountain

Coordinates:43°35′50″N110°52′14″W/ 43.59722°N 110.87056°W/43.59722; -110.87056
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Rendezvous Mountain
View of Rendezvous Mountain from the top of Rendezvous Bowl at theJackson Hole Mountain Resort
Highest point
Elevation10,455 ft (3,187 m)[1]
Prominence530 ft (160 m)[1]
Coordinates43°35′50″N110°52′14″W/ 43.59722°N 110.87056°W/43.59722; -110.87056[2]
Geography
Rendezvous Mountain is located in Wyoming
Rendezvous Mountain
Rendezvous Mountain
Location in Wyoming
Rendezvous Mountain is located in the United States
Rendezvous Mountain
Rendezvous Mountain
Location in the United States
LocationTeton County,Wyoming, U.S.
Parent rangeTeton Range
Topo mapUSGSTeton Village
Climbing
Easiest routeTram

Rendezvous Mountain(10,455 ft (3,187 m)) is a large mountainmassiflocated in the southernTeton Rangein theU.S. stateofWyoming.The highest point on Rendezvous Mountain isRendezvous Peak(10,927 feet (3,331 m)). The western and northern flanks of the mountain are inGrand Teton National Park,while much of the remainder of the massif is in theBridger-Teton National Forest.[3]

The mountain massif extends for a distance of 5 miles (8.0 km) betweenGranite Canyonto the north andPhillips Canyonto the south. Though there are numerous summits above 10,000 feet (3,000 m), the one that is most commonly visited is the North Peak, where theJackson Hole Mountain Resortaerial tramprovides access to the summit forskiersin the winter and sightseers andhikersin the summer. The hike down theRendezvous Mountain Trailto theGranite Canyon Trailhas a descent of 4,100 feet (1,200 m) over 12.3 miles (19.8 km).[4]

Rendezvous Mountain in summer with the various ski lifts

Cited references

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  1. ^ab"Rendezvous Mountain, Wyoming".Peakbagger.com.Retrieved2010-11-28.
  2. ^"Rendezvous Mountain".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior.Retrieved2010-11-28.
  3. ^"Rendezvous Peak, WY"(Map).USGS Quad.TopoQuest.Retrieved2010-11-28.
  4. ^"Day Hikes"(pdf).National Park Service. March 2010.Retrieved2012-03-03.