The peak is situated in the remote Wind River Range, three miles west of the Continental Divide, and approximately four miles south of the Cirque of the Towers. It is set in the Bridger Wilderness, on land managed by Bridger-Teton National Forest. Topographic relief is significant as the northeast aspect rises 2,000 feet (610 meters) in one-half mile. Nearby geographic features include Haystack Mountain, 1.9 mile to the east, Big Sandy Lake one mile north, and Temple Peak 2.3 miles to the southeast. Access to the mountain is via the Big Sandy Trail. Molybdenum was discovered on the mountain around 1940, and several claims were staked, but little ore was extracted.[6][7] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into headwaters of the Big Sandy River, which is a tributary of the Green River.
Etymologyedit
The peak's name honors Felix Schiestler (1855–1924), pioneer resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming.[8] He immigrated to the United States from Austria, and after spending ten years in the east, he arrived in Rock Springs in 1886. He engaged in sheep raising, succeeding to such an extent that he was considered one of the leading flockmasters of Sweetwater County at the time of his death.[9]
Climateedit
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Schiestler Peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[10] Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter, and as thunderstorms in summer.
^Orrin H. Bonney, Lorraine G. Bonney, 1965, Guide to the Wyoming Mountains and Wilderness Areas, Sage Books, page 209.
^Rock Springs Rocket, January 18, 1924, wygenweb.com
^Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.
^Staff (April 24, 2017). "Bear Safety in Wyoming's Wind River Country". WindRiver.org. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
^Ballou, Dawn (July 27, 2005). "Wind River Range condition update - Fires, trails, bears, Continental Divide". PineDaleOnline News. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
^Staff (1993). "Falling Rock, Loose Rock, Failure to Test Holds, Wyoming, Wind River Range, Seneca Lake". American Alpine Club. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
^MacDonald, Dougald (August 14, 2007). "Trundled Rock Kills NOLS Leader". Climbing. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
^Staff (December 9, 2015). "Officials rule Wind River Range climbing deaths accidental". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
^Nick Learned, Climber Falls to His Death in Wyoming’s Wind River Range, August 31, 2017, k2radio.com
^Funk, Jason (2009). "Squaretop Mountain Rock Climbing". Mountain Project. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
^Staff (July 22, 2005). "Injured man rescued from Square Top Mtn - Tip-Top Search & Rescue helps 2 injured on the mountain". PineDaleOnline News. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
^Staff (September 1, 2006). "Incident Reports - September, 2006 - Wind River Search". WildernessDoc.com. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
schiestler, peak, foot, elevation, meter, mountain, summit, located, sublette, county, wyoming, united, states, northeast, aspecthighest, pointelevation11, prominence384, parent, peaka, cheval, peak, isolation1, coordinates42, 72556, 20083, 72556, 20083, namin. Schiestler Peak is an 11 624 foot elevation 3 543 meter mountain summit located in Sublette County of Wyoming United States 4 Schiestler PeakNortheast aspectHighest pointElevation11 624 ft 3 543 m 1 2 Prominence384 ft 117 m 1 Parent peakA Cheval Peak 11 763 ft 3 Isolation1 14 mi 1 83 km 3 Coordinates42 43 32 N 109 12 03 W 42 72556 N 109 20083 W 42 72556 109 20083 4 NamingEtymologyFelix SchiestlerGeographySchiestler PeakLocation in WyomingShow map of WyomingSchiestler PeakSchiestler Peak the United States Show map of the United StatesLocationSublette County Wyoming U S Parent rangeWind River RangeTopo mapUSGS Temple PeakGeologyType of rockgraniticClimbingFirst ascentAugust 11 1933 by Finis Mitchell 5 Easiest routeclass 2 3 Southwest slope Contents 1 Description 2 Etymology 3 Climate 4 Hazards 5 Gallery 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksDescription editThe peak is situated in the remote Wind River Range three miles west of the Continental Divide and approximately four miles south of the Cirque of the Towers It is set in the Bridger Wilderness on land managed by Bridger Teton National Forest Topographic relief is significant as the northeast aspect rises 2 000 feet 610 meters in one half mile Nearby geographic features include Haystack Mountain 1 9 mile to the east Big Sandy Lake one mile north and Temple Peak 2 3 miles to the southeast Access to the mountain is via the Big Sandy Trail Molybdenum was discovered on the mountain around 1940 and several claims were staked but little ore was extracted 6 7 Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into headwaters of the Big Sandy River which is a tributary of the Green River Etymology editThe peak s name honors Felix Schiestler 1855 1924 pioneer resident of Rock Springs Wyoming 8 He immigrated to the United States from Austria and after spending ten years in the east he arrived in Rock Springs in 1886 He engaged in sheep raising succeeding to such an extent that he was considered one of the leading flockmasters of Sweetwater County at the time of his death 9 Climate editAccording to the Koppen climate classification system Schiestler Peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long cold snowy winters and cool to warm summers 10 Due to its altitude it receives precipitation all year as snow in winter and as thunderstorms in summer Hazards editMain articles Hazards of outdoor recreation and Mountaineering Hazards Encountering bears is a concern in the Wind River Range 11 There are other concerns as well including bugs wildfires adverse snow conditions and nighttime cold temperatures 12 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 13 2007 involving an experienced NOLS leader 14 2015 15 and 2018 16 A 54 year old climber from Durango fell 400 800 feet to his death from nearby Steeple Peak in 2017 17 Other incidents include a seriously injured backpacker being airlifted near Squaretop Mountain 18 in 2005 19 and a fatal hiker incident from an apparent accidental fall in 2006 that involved state search and rescue 20 The U S Forest Service does not offer updated aggregated records on the official number of fatalities in the Wind River Range Gallery edit nbsp Haystack Mountain left Temple Peak centered in back Schiestler Peak right nbsp North aspect nbsp North aspect nbsp Left to rightː Haystack Mountain East Temple Peak Temple Peak Schiestler PeakSee also editList of mountain peaks of WyomingReferences edit a b Schiestler Peak Wyoming Peakbagger com Retrieved 2021 07 28 Ben Adkison Hiking Wyoming s Wind River Range 2018 Falcon Guides ISBN 9781493034642 page 157 a b c Schiestler Peak 11 660 WY listsofjohn com Retrieved 2021 07 28 a b Schiestler Peak Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Retrieved 2021 07 28 Joe Kelsey 2013 Climbing and Hiking in the Wind River Mountains Falcon Guides ISBN 9781493001354 page 430 Geological Survey Bulletin US Government Printing Office 1971 page B33 Schiestler Peak molybdenum prospect Westernmininghistory com Orrin H Bonney Lorraine G Bonney 1965 Guide to the Wyoming Mountains and Wilderness Areas Sage Books page 209 Rock Springs Rocket January 18 1924 wygenweb com Peel M C Finlayson B L McMahon T A 2007 Updated world map of the Koppen Geiger climate classification Hydrol Earth Syst Sci 11 ISSN 1027 5606 Staff April 24 2017 Bear Safety in Wyoming s Wind River Country WindRiver org Retrieved February 17 2019 Ballou Dawn July 27 2005 Wind River Range condition update Fires trails bears Continental Divide PineDaleOnline News Retrieved February 17 2019 Staff 1993 Falling Rock Loose Rock Failure to Test Holds Wyoming Wind River Range Seneca Lake American Alpine Club Retrieved February 15 2019 MacDonald Dougald August 14 2007 Trundled Rock Kills NOLS Leader Climbing Retrieved February 15 2019 Staff December 9 2015 Officials rule Wind River Range climbing deaths accidental Casper Star Tribune Retrieved February 15 2019 Dayton Kelsey August 24 2018 Deadly underestimation WyoFile News Retrieved February 15 2019 Nick Learned Climber Falls to His Death in Wyoming s Wind River Range August 31 2017 k2radio com Funk Jason 2009 Squaretop Mountain Rock Climbing Mountain Project Retrieved March 29 2019 Staff July 22 2005 Injured man rescued from Square Top Mtn Tip Top Search amp Rescue helps 2 injured on the mountain PineDaleOnline News Retrieved February 17 2019 Staff September 1 2006 Incident Reports September 2006 Wind River Search WildernessDoc com Retrieved February 17 2019 External links editWeather forecast Schiestler Peak Portals nbsp Geography nbsp Geology nbsp Mountains Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Schiestler Peak amp oldid 1197020800, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
