Symmetry Spire

Mountain in the state of Wyoming

Symmetry Spire

Location in Wyoming

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Symmetry Spire

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LocationGrand Teton National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, U.S.Parent rangeTeton RangeTopo mapUSGS Mount MoranClimbingFirst ascentFryxell/Smith 1929Easiest routeScramble/Technical class 4 to 5.8

Symmetry Spire (10,565–10,645 feet (3,220–3,245 m)) is located in the Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming.^[3] The mountain, first climbed via the east ridge route on August 20, 1929, by Fritiof Fryxell and Phil Smith, towers above the northwest shore of Jenny Lake and Cascade Canyon. The scenic Lake of the Crags, a cirque lake or tarn, is located northwest of the summit and is accessed by way of Hanging Canyon. Popular with mountaineers, the spire has numerous challenging cliffs.^[4]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Symmetry Spire, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
^ "Symmetry Spire". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
^ Mount Moran, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2011-05-28.
^ Ortenburger, Leigh (November 1, 1996). A Climber's Guide to the Teton Range. Mountaineers Books. pp. 304–313. ISBN 978-0-89886-480-9.
^ "Symmetry Spire". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2011-05-28.