Mount Hunt, Mountain summit in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, US.
Mount Hunt is a 10,788-foot (3,288 m) peak in the Teton Range of Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. It rises near the head of Open Canyon, just west of Mount Hunt Divide and immediately north of Granite Canyon, south of the ridge running from Spearhead Peak through Peak 10905 and Peak 10988 to Prospectors Mountain. The Open Canyon Trail, starting at Phelps Lake, crosses Mount Hunt Divide east of the peak and descends into Granite Canyon.
Mount Hunt is named after William Price Hunt, a leader of the 1811–12 Astor Expedition. The first documented ascent was made on 24 August 1929 by Fritiof Fryxell. The peak rises south of the ridge running from Spearhead Peak over Peak 10905 and Peak 10988 to Prospectors Mountain.
The first documented climb of Mount Hunt occurred in 1929 when mountaineer Fritiof Fryxell reached the peak using basic climbing techniques.
Access to the peak is through Open Canyon, with late spring through early fall offering the most suitable climbing conditions. Visitors should prepare for steep terrain and changing weather at higher elevations.
Mount Hunt rises just west of Mount Hunt Divide, the pass where the Open Canyon Trail crosses from the Open Canyon drainage into Granite Canyon. The trail begins at Phelps Lake, so hikers heading over the divide pass below the peak's southern and eastern flanks.
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