Breccia Peak (Wyoming)
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| Breccia Peak | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 11,007 ft (3,355 m) |
| Prominence | 200 ft (61 m) |
| Parent peak | Buffalo Fork Peak |
| Coordinates | 43°47′16″N 110°04′29″W / 43.78782°N 110.07484°W |
| Geography | |
  Breccia Peak Wyoming | |
| Location | Teton County, Wyoming, United States |
| Parent range | Absaroka Range, Rocky Mountains |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hike (YDS Class 2) |
Breccia Peak is a mountain in the southern Absaroka Range of the Rocky Mountains. It is located in Teton County in the U.S. state of Wyoming, close to the southwest border of the Teton Wilderness within the Bridger-Teton National Forest.
Breccia Peak is located about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of Togwotee Pass, part of the Great Continental Divide which connects Jackson Hole from the west to the Wind River valley in the east. The plateau-like summit contains the steep and rocky Breccia Cliffs on its west and north faces, while a mainly grassy face exists to the east and south.[1]
Breccia Peak is the most prominent mountain in the immediate area, topping Buffalo Fork Peak to its north by about 200 feet (61 m). Higher peaks can be found along the Teton Range, located more than 30 miles (48 km) to the west.[2]
About 1.25 miles (2.01 km) southwest of Breccia Peak lies Lost Lake, located at an elevation of about 9,500 feet (2,900 m). This is a small but very scenic lake where the Breccia Cliffs reflect off the water during certain times of day.[3]
Geology
Breccia Peak is made of volcanic Absaroka breccia, a form of rock composed of broken fragments of minerals cemented together, and from which the mountain takes its name.[2] The rocks in the section of the summit belonging to the Wiggins Formation originated in the Upper Eocene epoch. The saddle between Breccia Peak and Angle Mountain contains an elongate irregular intrusive body of glassy flow-banded rhyodacite porphyry showing minor wall-rock alteration.[4]
