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4 unusual facts about Middle Teton


Albert R. Ellingwood

Many mountain features are named for him, on peaks such as Middle Teton, on which Ellingwood made the first ascent, the Ellingwood Ridge of La Plata Peak, and the Ellingwood Arete ascent of Crestone Needle; the fourteener Ellingwood Point, near Blanca Peak in southern Colorado, is named for him as well.

Middle Teton

The first ascent of the Glacier Route was completed on August 4, 1944, by Paul Bradt and Sterling Hendricks.

The first recorded ascent of Middle Teton was by Albert R. Ellingwood on August 23, 1923, via Ellingwood Couloir on the south side of the peak.

Middle Teton Glacier

Middle Teton Glacier is on the northeast flank of Middle Teton in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.



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