Mount Moran
by Lynn Sprowl
Title
Mount Moran
Artist
Lynn Sprowl
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Mount Moran by Lynn Sprowl.
Elevation 12,605'
Mt. Moran is names for Thomas Moran, a famous frontier landscape artist. Mt. Moran stands alone, guarding the northern side of the Tetons. It was first ascended by LeGrand Hardy and Bennet McNulty in July,1922 and all routes to the summit are technical.
On Nov 21, 1950, a DC-3 with 21 people aboard crashed into the mountain during a snowstorm at 11,200 ft level above Skillet Glacier killing all aboard. Wreckage and bodies remain there to this day and climbers are reminded not to disturb the gravesite.
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June 5th, 2020
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