Cirque of the Towers
Wind River Range Wyoming, U.S.
The Cirque of the Towers is located in the
Wind River Range Wyoming, U.S., part of which is in the Bridger
Wilderness in Bridger-Teton National Forest, while the remainder is in
the Popo Agie Wilderness in Shoshone National Forest. Located in the
southern section of the Wind River Range (or "Winds" for
short), the cirque is a very popular destination for technical rock
climbers. Climber Orrin Bonney gave the area its current name in 1941
after his survey of the cirque. Prior to this, few if any visitors had
ventured into the cirque due to the remote location. The cirque is an
almost circular hole or valley carved by a glacier that retreated over
8,000 years ago. As is true with the rest of the Winds, the mountains
are composed almost entirely of granite. The Continental Divide spans
the crest of the main peaks.
The towers average 1,000 feet
(300 m) lower in altitude than the highest mountains in the northern
Winds, with Lizard Head Peak (12,847 ft
(3,916 m)) being the tallest. Other individual mountains in the cirque
include
Shark's Nose, Warbonnet, Warrior Peak, Wolf's Head and Pingora
Peak.
There are hundreds of routes to choose from in difficulties ranging from
5.1 to 5.11a and since the mountains are composed primarily of granite
rock, there is good anchoring.
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