Francs Peak, Summit in Absaroka Range, Wyoming, US.
Francs Peak is the highest summit of the Absaroka Range, which runs from north-central Wyoming into south-central Montana. It rises to 13,158 feet (4,011 m) inside the Washakie Wilderness of Shoshone National Forest and is also the highest point in Park County, Wyoming.
The peak is named after Otto Franc, a cattle baron and homesteader in the Big Horn Basin in the latter half of the 19th century. The French source also describes him as a judge of the Big Horn Basin region. The name has been attached to the mountain since that era.
The peak is named after Otto Franc, a cattle baron and homesteader in the Big Horn Basin in the latter half of the 19th century; the French source also calls him a judge of the Big Horn Basin region. The name is what visitors and maps carry today for Wyoming's highest point in Park County.
Francs Peak lies in the Washakie Wilderness of Shoshone National Forest, in Park County, Wyoming. The French source notes the climb is fairly easy and takes less than a day. Approach on foot; no road reaches the summit, and mountain weather can shift quickly at 13,158 feet.
This peak is the highest summit in the Absaroka Range and features eight sub-summits all exceeding 12,000 feet (3,658 m). This collection of high peaks makes it a notable mountain complex in the region.
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