The peak is situated 1.5mile west of the Continental Divide in the remote Wind River Range. It is set in the Bridger Wilderness, on land managed by Bridger-Teton National Forest. It is on the ridge between Haystack Mountain 1.2 mile to the north, and parent East Temple Peak 0.37mile to the south. Other neighbors include Schiestler Peak, 2.2mile to the northwest, and Temple Peak 1.25mile southwest. Topographic relief is significant as the northwest aspect rises 1,500feet (457meters) above Deep Lake in one-half mile. Access is via a half-day hike on the Big Sandy Trail. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Big Sandy River, which in turn is a tributary of the Green River.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Steeple Peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[5] Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter, and as thunderstorms in summer.
South Ridge – class5.8 – 1961 – Yvon Chouinard, Art Gran, John Hudson
North Ridge and Upper West Face – 1964 – Richard Ream, Gerry Holdsworth[7]
East Ridge – 1979 – Alan Bartlett, David Black, Rick Bradshaw
West face Major dihedral – class5.11 – 1995 – Tim Wolfe, Chris Abbott, Susan Wolfe
North Ridge (aka Great North Chimney) – (III 5.8)
Hazards
Main articles: Hazards of outdoor recreation and Mountaineering §Hazards
Encountering bears is a concern in the Wind River Range.[8] There are other concerns as well, including bugs, wildfires, adverse snow conditions and nighttime cold temperatures.[9]
Importantly, there have been notable incidents, including accidental deaths, due to falls from steep cliffs (a misstep could be fatal in this class 4/5 terrain) and due to falling rocks, over the years, including 1993,[10] 2007 (involving an experienced NOLS leader),[11] 2015[12] and 2018.[13] A 54-year-old climber from Durango fell 400-800 feet to his death from Steeple Peak in 2017.[14] Other incidents include a seriously injured backpacker being airlifted near Squaretop Mountain[15] in 2005,[16] and a fatal hiker incident (from an apparent accidental fall) in 2006 that involved state search and rescue.[17] The U.S. Forest Service does not offer updated aggregated records on the official number of fatalities in the Wind River Range.
Haystack Mountain (left), Steeple Peak, and East Temple Peak rise above Deep Lake
Orrin H. Bonney, Lorraine G. Bonney, 1965, Guide to the Wyoming Mountains and Wilderness Areas, Sage Books, page 211.
Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN1027-5606.
Joe Kelsey, 2013, Climbing and Hiking in the Wind River Mountains, Falcon Guides, ISBN9781493001354, page 430.
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