Sheep Mountain, Mountain summit in Teton County, Wyoming, US.
Sheep Mountain is a summit in Teton County, Wyoming, with limestone cliffs, sagebrush scrub, and meadow sections spread across its slopes. The terrain shifts between steep passages and open grassy areas depending on elevation.
The mountain's recorded history centres on the Gros Ventre landslide at its northern end and on a 1996 crash: a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules carrying an automobile and equipment outbound from Jackson Hole struck the peak, killing a Secret Service agent and eight Air Force personnel. The flight followed a Jackson Hole vacation by President Bill Clinton and his family the previous week.
From Jackson Hole, the southern cliffs of Sheep Mountain read as a profile known as the "Sleeping Indian," a shape residents and visitors point out across the valley. The name Sheep Mountain itself refers to the bighorn sheep that gave the Gros Ventre Range its name.
Sheep Mountain lies in the Gros Ventre Wilderness of Bridger-Teton National Forest, 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Jackson. The southern end rises above the tree line as rocky cliffs; the Gros Ventre landslide sits at the northern end. Access is by foot only, so plan for remote terrain and check conditions before setting out.
The southern end of the ridge rises above the tree line as rocky cliffs that, seen from Jackson Hole, look like a reclining figure and are called the "Sleeping Indian." The Gros Ventre landslide lies at the mountain's northern end.
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