Mountain in the American state of Wyoming
Mount Helen (13,620 feet (4,150 m)) is located in theWind River Range in the U.S. state ofWyoming .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] Bridger Wilderness ofBridger-Teton National Forest , immediately west of theContinental Divide . The eastern flanks of the mountain are covered in snowfields andglaciers , includingHelen andSacagawea Glaciers , all of which are in theFitzpatrick Wilderness ofShoshone National Forest .
1974Northwest Ridge of the First Tower , NCCS III F8 A1, 11 pitches. FA by Dean Hannibal, Dennis Turville and Lynn Wheeler.[ 6] Encounteringbears is a concern in the Wind River Range.[ 7] bugs ,wildfires ,adverse snow conditions andnighttime cold temperatures .[ 8]
Importantly, there have been notable incidents, includingaccidental deaths , due tofalls from steep cliffs (amisstep could be fatal in thisclass 4/5 terrain ) and due tofalling rocks , over the years, including 1993,[ 9] NOLS leader ),[ 10] [ 11] [ 12] SquareTop Mountain [ 13] [ 14] accidental fall ) in 2006 that involved statesearch and rescue .[ 15] U.S. Forest Service does not offer updated aggregated records on the official number of fatalities in the Wind River Range.
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