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Mount Nystrom
Mount Nystrom is located in Wyoming
Mount Nystrom
Mount Nystrom
Location in Wyoming
Mount Nystrom is located in the United States
Mount Nystrom
Mount Nystrom
Location in the United States
Highest point
Elevation 12,361 ft (3,768 m)
Prominence 1,796 ft (547 m)
Listing Mountains of Wyoming
Geography
Location Fremont and Sublette Counties, Wyoming, U.S.
Parent range Wind River Range
Topo map USGS Sweetwater Gap

Mount Nystrom (12,361 feet (3,768 m)) is located in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Mount Nystrom sits along the Continental Divide.

Hazards

Encountering bears is a concern in the Wind River Range. There are other concerns as well, including bugs, wildfires, adverse snow conditions and nighttime cold temperatures.

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, 2007 (involving an experienced NOLS leader), 2015 and 2018. Other incidents include a seriously injured backpacker being airlifted near SquareTop Mountain in 2005, and a fatal hiker incident (from an apparent accidental fall) in 2006 that involved state search and rescue. The 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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